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#BBB2A0

#bbb2a0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb2a0 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.81% magenta, 14.44% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 16.56% saturation and 68.04% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.84.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4494

Complementary

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #a0a9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #a0b6bb
  3. #a5a0bb

Analogous

  1. #bba5a0
  2. #bbb2a0
  3. #b6bba0

Triadic

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #a0bbb2
  3. #b2a0bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #a9bba0
  3. #a0a9bb
  4. #b2a0bb

Square

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #a0bba5
  3. #a0a9bb
  4. #bba0b6

Monochromatic

  1. #716651
  2. #9b8e73
  3. #bbb2a0
  4. #dbd6cd
  5. #f6f5f3

Shades

#bbb2a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #a8a090
  3. #968e80
  4. #837d70
  5. #706b60
  6. #5e5950
  7. #4b4740
  8. #383530
  9. #252420
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb2a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #c2baaa
  3. #c9c1b3
  4. #cfc9bd
  5. #d6d1c6
  6. #ddd9d0
  7. #e4e0d9
  8. #ebe8e3
  9. #f1f0ec
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb2a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb2a0
  2. #b5ad9d
  3. #afa89a
  4. #a9a396
  5. #a39e93
  6. #9e9990
  7. #98948d
  8. #928f8a
  9. #8c8a86
  10. #868583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b19f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b4a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0afad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b29f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab3a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb0a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb2a0 {
  color: #bbb2a0;
}
Background
.bg-bbb2a0 {
  background-color: #bbb2a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb2a0 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb2a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb2a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 17% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb2a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb2a0, #b6bba0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb2a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 160 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.84 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.11 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.20 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.55 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.99 #444d5f Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#bbb2a0  rgb(187, 178, 160)  hsl(40, 17%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a0a9bb  rgb(160, 169, 187)  hsl(220, 17%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a0bbb2  rgb(160, 187, 178)  hsl(160, 17%, 68%)  Opal
#b2a0bb  rgb(178, 160, 187)  hsl(280, 17%, 68%)  Pastel Purple