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#BBB17D

#bbb17d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb17d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.41% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.35% magenta, 33.16% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 50.32°, with 31.31% saturation and 61.18% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4349

Complementary

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #7d87bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #7da6bb
  3. #927dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb927d
  2. #bbb17d
  3. #a6bb7d

Triadic

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #7dbbb1
  3. #b17dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #87bb7d
  3. #7d87bb
  4. #b17dbb

Square

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #7dbb92
  3. #7d87bb
  4. #bb7da6

Monochromatic

  1. #686037
  2. #9b8f51
  3. #bbb17d
  4. #d5cfaf
  5. #f0ede1

Shades

#bbb17d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #a89f71
  3. #968e64
  4. #837c58
  5. #706a4b
  6. #5e593f
  7. #4b4732
  8. #383526
  9. #252319
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb17d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #c2b98a
  3. #c9c197
  4. #cfc8a4
  5. #d6d0b1
  6. #ddd8be
  7. #e4e0cb
  8. #ebe8d8
  9. #f1efe5
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb17d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb17d
  2. #b5ac7d
  3. #afa77e
  4. #a9a27e
  5. #a39d7e
  6. #9e997f
  7. #98947f
  8. #928f7f
  9. #8c8a7f
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b09e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbae79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb27f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4aaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbaf7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb27e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1ad96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb17d {
  color: #bbb17d;
}
Background
.bg-bbb17d {
  background-color: #bbb17d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb17d {
  border: 2px solid #bbb17d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb17d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 177 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 31% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb17d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb17d, #a6bb7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb17d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 177 125 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.31 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.52 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.89 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.26 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.28 #444e82 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbb17d  rgb(187, 177, 125)  hsl(50, 31%, 61%)  Ecru
#7d87bb  rgb(125, 135, 187)  hsl(230, 31%, 61%)  Glaucous
#7dbbb1  rgb(125, 187, 177)  hsl(170, 31%, 61%)  Verdigris
#b17dbb  rgb(177, 125, 187)  hsl(290, 31%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty