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#BBB093

#bbb093 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb093 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.02% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 21.39% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.5°, with 22.73% saturation and 65.49% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.4372

Complementary

  1. #bbb093
  2. #939ebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb093
  2. #93b2bb
  3. #9c93bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9c93
  2. #bbb093
  3. #b2bb93

Triadic

  1. #bbb093
  2. #93bbb0
  3. #b093bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb093
  2. #9ebb93
  3. #939ebb
  4. #b093bb

Square

  1. #bbb093
  2. #93bb9c
  3. #939ebb
  4. #bb93b2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6446
  2. #9d8e64
  3. #bbb093
  4. #d9d2c2
  5. #f6f5f1

Shades

#bbb093 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb093
  2. #a89e84
  3. #968d76
  4. #837b67
  5. #706a58
  6. #5e584a
  7. #4b463b
  8. #38352c
  9. #25231d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb093 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb093
  2. #c2b89e
  3. #c9c0a9
  4. #cfc8b3
  5. #d6d0be
  6. #ddd8c9
  7. #e4dfd4
  8. #ebe7df
  9. #f1efe9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb093 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb093
  2. #b5ab91
  3. #afa68f
  4. #a9a28d
  5. #a39d8b
  6. #9e988a
  7. #989388
  8. #928e86
  9. #8c8a84
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7af91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab294 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2aba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9af92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab194 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfada0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb093 {
  color: #bbb093;
}
Background
.bg-bbb093 {
  background-color: #bbb093;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb093 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb093;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb093;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 176 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 23% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb093 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb093, #b2bb93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb093 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 176 147 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.77 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.25 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.48 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.13 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.23 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.53 #444f6c Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbb093  rgb(187, 176, 147)  hsl(44, 23%, 65%)  Ecru
#939ebb  rgb(147, 158, 187)  hsl(224, 23%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#93bbb0  rgb(147, 187, 176)  hsl(164, 23%, 65%)  Opal
#b093bb  rgb(176, 147, 187)  hsl(284, 23%, 65%)  Lilac