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#BBAF81

#bbaf81 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbaf81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.42% magenta, 31.02% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.59°, with 29.9% saturation and 61.96% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.4281

Complementary

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #818dbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #81aabb
  3. #9281bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9281
  2. #bbaf81
  3. #aabb81

Triadic

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #81bbaf
  3. #af81bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #8dbb81
  3. #818dbb
  4. #af81bb

Square

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #81bb92
  3. #818dbb
  4. #bb81aa

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6039
  2. #9c8d54
  3. #bbaf81
  4. #d6cfb3
  5. #f1eee4

Shades

#bbaf81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #a89e74
  3. #968c67
  4. #837b5a
  5. #70694d
  6. #5e5841
  7. #4b4634
  8. #383527
  9. #25231a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbaf81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #c2b78e
  3. #c9bf9a
  4. #cfc7a7
  5. #d6cfb3
  6. #ddd7c0
  7. #e4dfcd
  8. #ebe7d9
  9. #f1efe6
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbaf81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbaf81
  2. #b5aa81
  3. #afa681
  4. #a9a181
  5. #a39c81
  6. #9e9881
  7. #989380
  8. #928e80
  9. #8c8980
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4af9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ad7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb183 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ae7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb082 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0ab96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbaf81 {
  color: #bbaf81;
}
Background
.bg-bbaf81 {
  background-color: #bbaf81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbaf81 {
  border: 2px solid #bbaf81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbaf81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 175 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbaf81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbaf81, #aabb81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbaf81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 175 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.87 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.76 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.73 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.53 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.33 #44507e Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbaf81  rgb(187, 175, 129)  hsl(48, 30%, 62%)  Ecru
#818dbb  rgb(129, 141, 187)  hsl(228, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#81bbaf  rgb(129, 187, 175)  hsl(168, 30%, 62%)  Verdigris
#af81bb  rgb(175, 129, 187)  hsl(288, 30%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty