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#BBB06C

#bbb06c ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbb06c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.02% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 42.25% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 51.65°, with 36.74% saturation and 57.84% 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 Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.6.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.427

Complementary

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #6c77bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #6c9ebb
  3. #886cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb886c
  2. #bbb06c
  3. #9ebb6c

Triadic

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #6cbbb0
  3. #b06cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #77bb6c
  3. #6c77bb
  4. #b06cbb

Square

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #6cbb88
  3. #6c77bb
  4. #bb6c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #615a2d
  2. #958a45
  3. #bbb06c
  4. #d3cca0
  5. #ebe8d5

Shades

#bbb06c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #a89e61
  3. #968d56
  4. #837b4c
  5. #706a41
  6. #5e5836
  7. #4b462b
  8. #383520
  9. #252316
  10. #13120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb06c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #c2b87b
  3. #c9c089
  4. #cfc898
  5. #d6d0a7
  6. #ddd8b6
  7. #e4dfc4
  8. #ebe7d3
  9. #f1efe2
  10. #f8f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb06c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb06c
  2. #b5ab6e
  3. #afa670
  4. #a9a272
  5. #a39d74
  6. #9e9876
  7. #989378
  8. #928e7a
  9. #8c8a7c
  10. #86857e
  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 #b4af98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcac67 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb16f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a79f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcae69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb06e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ab8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb06c {
  color: #bbb06c;
}
Background
.bg-bbb06c {
  background-color: #bbb06c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb06c {
  border: 2px solid #bbb06c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb06c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 176 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 37% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb06c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb06c, #9ebb6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb06c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 176 108 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.46 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.76 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 10.08 #444f93 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bbb06c  rgb(187, 176, 108)  hsl(52, 37%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#6c77bb  rgb(108, 119, 187)  hsl(232, 37%, 58%)  Glaucous
#6cbbb0  rgb(108, 187, 176)  hsl(172, 37%, 58%)  Verdigris
#b06cbb  rgb(176, 108, 187)  hsl(292, 37%, 58%)  Medium Orchid