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#BBBF66

#bbbf66 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbbf66 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.9% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.6% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 62.7°, with 41.01% saturation and 57.45% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4879

Complementary

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #6a66bf

Split complementary

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #668ebf
  3. #9766bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9766
  2. #bbbf66
  3. #8ebf66

Triadic

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #66bbbf
  3. #bf66bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #66bf6a
  3. #6a66bf
  4. #bf66bb

Square

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #66bf97
  3. #6a66bf
  4. #bf668e

Monochromatic

  1. #606329
  2. #959940
  3. #bbbf66
  4. #d3d69c
  5. #ebecd2

Shades

#bbbf66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #a8ac5c
  3. #969952
  4. #838647
  5. #70733d
  6. #5e6033
  7. #4b4c29
  8. #38391f
  9. #252614
  10. #13130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbf66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #c2c575
  3. #c9cc85
  4. #cfd294
  5. #d6d9a3
  6. #dddfb3
  7. #e4e5c2
  8. #ebecd1
  9. #f1f2e0
  10. #f8f9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbf66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbf66
  2. #b5b969
  3. #afb26b
  4. #a9ac6e
  5. #a3a670
  6. #9ea073
  7. #989976
  8. #929378
  9. #8c8d7b
  10. #86867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babc9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb85e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccbb6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bb61 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5bd69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbf66 {
  color: #bbbf66;
}
Background
.bg-bbbf66 {
  background-color: #bbbf66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbf66 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbf66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbf66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbf66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbf66, #8ebf66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbf66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 102 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.66 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.55 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.57 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.67 #444099 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bbbf66  rgb(187, 191, 102)  hsl(63, 41%, 57%)  Dark Khaki
#6a66bf  rgb(106, 102, 191)  hsl(243, 41%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#66bbbf  rgb(102, 187, 191)  hsl(183, 41%, 57%)  Verdigris
#bf66bb  rgb(191, 102, 187)  hsl(303, 41%, 57%)  Orchid