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#BBB3AA

#bbb3aa ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbb3aa is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 70.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.28% magenta, 9.09% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 31.76°, with 11.11% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4571

Complementary

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #aab2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #aabbbb
  3. #aaaabb

Analogous

  1. #bbaaaa
  2. #bbb3aa
  3. #bbbbaa

Triadic

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #aabbb3
  3. #b3aabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #b2bbaa
  3. #aab2bb
  4. #b3aabb

Square

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #aabbaa
  3. #aab2bb
  4. #bbaabb

Monochromatic

  1. #71675b
  2. #998d80
  3. #bbb3aa
  4. #ddd9d5
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bbb3aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #a8a199
  3. #968f88
  4. #837d77
  5. #706b66
  6. #5e5a55
  7. #4b4844
  8. #383633
  9. #252422
  10. #131211
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb3aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #c2bbb3
  3. #c9c2bb
  4. #cfcac4
  5. #d6d1cc
  6. #ddd9d5
  7. #e4e1dd
  8. #ebe8e6
  9. #f1f0ee
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb3aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb3aa
  2. #b5aea6
  3. #afa9a2
  4. #a9a49d
  5. #a39f99
  6. #9e9a95
  7. #989491
  8. #928f8d
  9. #8c8a88
  10. #868584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b3a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b5aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beb1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b3aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b4aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb2ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb3aa {
  color: #bbb3aa;
}
Background
.bg-bbb3aa {
  background-color: #bbb3aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb3aa {
  border: 2px solid #bbb3aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb3aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 179 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 11% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb3aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb3aa, #bbbbaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb3aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 179 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.09 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.10 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.40 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.41 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.41 #444c55 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#bbb3aa  rgb(187, 179, 170)  hsl(32, 11%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#aab2bb  rgb(170, 178, 187)  hsl(212, 11%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#aabbb3  rgb(170, 187, 179)  hsl(152, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b3aabb  rgb(179, 170, 187)  hsl(272, 11%, 70%)  Pastel Purple