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#BBB097

#bbb097 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb097 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 19.25% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.67°, with 20.93% saturation and 66.27% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.04.

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Relative luminance0.4385

Complementary

  1. #bbb097
  2. #97a2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb097
  2. #97b4bb
  3. #9e97bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9e97
  2. #bbb097
  3. #b4bb97

Triadic

  1. #bbb097
  2. #97bbb0
  3. #b097bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb097
  2. #a2bb97
  3. #97a2bb
  4. #b097bb

Square

  1. #bbb097
  2. #97bb9e
  3. #97a2bb
  4. #bb97b4

Monochromatic

  1. #706449
  2. #9d8d69
  3. #bbb097
  4. #d9d3c5
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#bbb097 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb097
  2. #a89e88
  3. #968d79
  4. #837b6a
  5. #706a5b
  6. #5e584c
  7. #4b463c
  8. #38352d
  9. #25231e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb097 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb097
  2. #c2b8a1
  3. #c9c0ac
  4. #cfc8b6
  5. #d6d0c1
  6. #ddd8cb
  7. #e4dfd5
  8. #ebe7e0
  9. #f1efea
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb097 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb097
  2. #b5ab95
  3. #afa692
  4. #a9a290
  5. #a39d8e
  6. #9e988c
  7. #989389
  8. #928e87
  9. #8c8a85
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6af95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b298 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1aca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8af96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfada2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb097 {
  color: #bbb097;
}
Background
.bg-bbb097 {
  background-color: #bbb097;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb097 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb097;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb097;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 176 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb097 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb097, #b4bb97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb097 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 176 151 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.54 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.71 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.01 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.02 #444f68 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbb097  rgb(187, 176, 151)  hsl(42, 21%, 66%)  Ecru
#97a2bb  rgb(151, 162, 187)  hsl(222, 21%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97bbb0  rgb(151, 187, 176)  hsl(162, 21%, 66%)  Opal
#b097bb  rgb(176, 151, 187)  hsl(282, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Purple