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#BBAF7C

#bbaf7c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbaf7c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 68.63% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 33.69% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.57°, with 31.66% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4268

Complementary

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #7c88bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #7ca8bb
  3. #8f7cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb8f7c
  2. #bbaf7c
  3. #a8bb7c

Triadic

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #7cbbaf
  3. #af7cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #88bb7c
  3. #7c88bb
  4. #af7cbb

Square

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #7cbb8f
  3. #7c88bb
  4. #bb7ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #685e36
  2. #9a8c50
  3. #bbaf7c
  4. #d5ceae
  5. #efede1

Shades

#bbaf7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #a89e70
  3. #968c63
  4. #837b57
  5. #70694a
  6. #5e583e
  7. #4b4632
  8. #383525
  9. #252319
  10. #13120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaf7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #c2b789
  3. #c9bf96
  4. #cfc7a3
  5. #d6cfb0
  6. #ddd7be
  7. #e4dfcb
  8. #ebe7d8
  9. #f1efe5
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaf7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaf7c
  2. #b5aa7c
  3. #afa67d
  4. #a9a17d
  5. #a39c7e
  6. #9e987e
  7. #98937e
  8. #928e7f
  9. #8c897f
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4af9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ac78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb17e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baad7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb07d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1ab94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaf7c {
  color: #bbaf7c;
}
Background
.bg-bbaf7c {
  background-color: #bbaf7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaf7c {
  border: 2px solid #bbaf7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaf7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 175 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaf7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaf7c, #a8bb7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaf7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 175 124 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.61 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.22 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.75 #445083 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbaf7c  rgb(187, 175, 124)  hsl(49, 32%, 61%)  Ecru
#7c88bb  rgb(124, 136, 187)  hsl(229, 32%, 61%)  Glaucous
#7cbbaf  rgb(124, 187, 175)  hsl(169, 32%, 61%)  Verdigris
#af7cbb  rgb(175, 124, 187)  hsl(289, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty