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#BBAF7F

#bbaf7f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbaf7f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 32.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 30.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #7f8bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #7fa9bb
  3. #917fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb917f
  2. #bbaf7f
  3. #a9bb7f

Triadic

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #7fbbaf
  3. #af7fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #8bbb7f
  3. #7f8bbb
  4. #af7fbb

Square

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #7fbb91
  3. #7f8bbb
  4. #bb7fa9

Monochromatic

  1. #695f38
  2. #9b8d52
  3. #bbaf7f
  4. #d6ceb1
  5. #f0ede3

Shades

#bbaf7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #a89e72
  3. #968c66
  4. #837b59
  5. #70694c
  6. #5e5840
  7. #4b4633
  8. #383526
  9. #252319
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaf7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #c2b78c
  3. #c9bf99
  4. #cfc7a5
  5. #d6cfb2
  6. #ddd7bf
  7. #e4dfcc
  8. #ebe7d9
  9. #f1efe5
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaf7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaf7f
  2. #b5aa7f
  3. #afa67f
  4. #a9a17f
  5. #a39c7f
  6. #9e9880
  7. #989380
  8. #928e80
  9. #8c8980
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4af9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ac7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb181 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baad7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb080 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1ab96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaf7f {
  color: #bbaf7f;
}
Background
.bg-bbaf7f {
  background-color: #bbaf7f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaf7f {
  border: 2px solid #bbaf7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaf7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 175 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 31% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaf7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaf7f, #a9bb7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaf7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 175 127 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.75 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.30 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.88 #445080 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbaf7f  rgb(187, 175, 127)  hsl(48, 31%, 62%)  Ecru
#7f8bbb  rgb(127, 139, 187)  hsl(228, 31%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#7fbbaf  rgb(127, 187, 175)  hsl(168, 31%, 62%)  Verdigris
#af7fbb  rgb(175, 127, 187)  hsl(288, 31%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty