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#BBB978

#bbb978 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbb978 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 72.55% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.07% magenta, 35.83% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.21°, with 33% saturation and 60.2% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4662

Complementary

  1. #bbb978
  2. #787abb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb978
  2. #789cbb
  3. #9878bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9878
  2. #bbb978
  3. #9cbb78

Triadic

  1. #bbb978
  2. #78bbb9
  3. #b978bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb978
  2. #7abb78
  3. #787abb
  4. #b978bb

Square

  1. #bbb978
  2. #78bb98
  3. #787abb
  4. #bb789c

Monochromatic

  1. #666534
  2. #99974d
  3. #bbb978
  4. #d5d3ab
  5. #eeeede

Shades

#bbb978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb978
  2. #a8a76c
  3. #969460
  4. #838254
  5. #706f48
  6. #5e5d3c
  7. #4b4a30
  8. #383824
  9. #252518
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb978
  2. #c2c086
  3. #c9c793
  4. #cfcea1
  5. #d6d5ae
  6. #dddcbc
  7. #e4e3c9
  8. #ebead7
  9. #f1f1e4
  10. #f8f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb978
  2. #b5b379
  3. #afae7a
  4. #a9a87a
  5. #a3a27b
  6. #9e9d7c
  7. #98977d
  8. #92917e
  9. #8c8b7e
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b473 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b77b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b675 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b87a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb978 {
  color: #bbb978;
}
Background
.bg-bbb978 {
  background-color: #bbb978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb978 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 185 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 33% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb978, #9cbb78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 185 120 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.53 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.66 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.66 #444687 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bbb978  rgb(187, 185, 120)  hsl(58, 33%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#787abb  rgb(120, 122, 187)  hsl(238, 33%, 60%)  Glaucous
#78bbb9  rgb(120, 187, 185)  hsl(178, 33%, 60%)  Verdigris
#b978bb  rgb(185, 120, 187)  hsl(298, 33%, 60%)  Sky Magenta