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#BBB191

#bbb191 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb191 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.41% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.35% magenta, 22.46% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 23.6% saturation and 65.1% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.4405

Complementary

  1. #bbb191
  2. #919bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb191
  2. #91b0bb
  3. #9c91bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9c91
  2. #bbb191
  3. #b0bb91

Triadic

  1. #bbb191
  2. #91bbb1
  3. #b191bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb191
  2. #9bbb91
  3. #919bbb
  4. #b191bb

Square

  1. #bbb191
  2. #91bb9c
  3. #919bbb
  4. #bb91b0

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6544
  2. #9e8f62
  3. #bbb191
  4. #d8d3c0
  5. #f5f4f0

Shades

#bbb191 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb191
  2. #a89f83
  3. #968e74
  4. #837c66
  5. #706a57
  6. #5e5949
  7. #4b473a
  8. #38352c
  9. #25231d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb191 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb191
  2. #c2b99c
  3. #c9c1a7
  4. #cfc8b2
  5. #d6d0bd
  6. #ddd8c8
  7. #e4e0d3
  8. #ebe8de
  9. #f1efe9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb191 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb191
  2. #b5ac8f
  3. #afa78e
  4. #a9a28c
  5. #a39d8a
  6. #9e9989
  7. #989487
  8. #928f85
  9. #8c8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8af8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb392 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb292 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfae9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb191 {
  color: #bbb191;
}
Background
.bg-bbb191 {
  background-color: #bbb191;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb191 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb191;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb191;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 177 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb191 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb191, #b0bb91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb191 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 177 145 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.05 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.21 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.22 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.48 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.83 #444e6e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbb191  rgb(187, 177, 145)  hsl(46, 24%, 65%)  Ecru
#919bbb  rgb(145, 155, 187)  hsl(226, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#91bbb1  rgb(145, 187, 177)  hsl(166, 24%, 65%)  Opal
#b191bb  rgb(177, 145, 187)  hsl(286, 24%, 65%)  Lilac