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#BBB095

#bbb095 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb095 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 20.32% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.63°, with 21.84% saturation and 65.88% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.4379

Complementary

  1. #bbb095
  2. #95a0bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb095
  2. #95b3bb
  3. #9d95bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9d95
  2. #bbb095
  3. #b3bb95

Triadic

  1. #bbb095
  2. #95bbb0
  3. #b095bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb095
  2. #a0bb95
  3. #95a0bb
  4. #b095bb

Square

  1. #bbb095
  2. #95bb9d
  3. #95a0bb
  4. #bb95b3

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6448
  2. #9d8d66
  3. #bbb095
  4. #d9d3c4
  5. #f7f5f2

Shades

#bbb095 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb095
  2. #a89e86
  3. #968d77
  4. #837b68
  5. #706a59
  6. #5e584b
  7. #4b463c
  8. #38352d
  9. #25231e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb095 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb095
  2. #c2b8a0
  3. #c9c0aa
  4. #cfc8b5
  5. #d6d0bf
  6. #ddd8ca
  7. #e4dfd5
  8. #ebe7df
  9. #f1efea
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb095 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb095
  2. #b5ab93
  3. #afa691
  4. #a9a28f
  5. #a39d8d
  6. #9e988b
  7. #989388
  8. #928e86
  9. #8c8a84
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7af93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b296 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2aba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8af94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab195 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfada1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb095 {
  color: #bbb095;
}
Background
.bg-bbb095 {
  background-color: #bbb095;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb095 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb095;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb095;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 176 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 22% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb095 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb095, #b3bb95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb095 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 176 149 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.39 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.88 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.57 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.30 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.26 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.58 #444f6a Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbb095  rgb(187, 176, 149)  hsl(43, 22%, 66%)  Ecru
#95a0bb  rgb(149, 160, 187)  hsl(223, 22%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#95bbb0  rgb(149, 187, 176)  hsl(163, 22%, 66%)  Opal
#b095bb  rgb(176, 149, 187)  hsl(283, 22%, 66%)  Pastel Purple