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#BBB080

#bbb080 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb080 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.02% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 31.55% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.81°, with 30.26% saturation and 61.76% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.4317

Complementary

  1. #bbb080
  2. #808bbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb080
  2. #80a8bb
  3. #9280bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9280
  2. #bbb080
  3. #a8bb80

Triadic

  1. #bbb080
  2. #80bbb0
  3. #b080bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb080
  2. #8bbb80
  3. #808bbb
  4. #b080bb

Square

  1. #bbb080
  2. #80bb92
  3. #808bbb
  4. #bb80a8

Monochromatic

  1. #696038
  2. #9b8e53
  3. #bbb080
  4. #d6cfb2
  5. #f0eee4

Shades

#bbb080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb080
  2. #a89e73
  3. #968d66
  4. #837b5a
  5. #706a4d
  6. #5e5840
  7. #4b4633
  8. #383526
  9. #25231a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb080
  2. #c2b88d
  3. #c9c099
  4. #cfc8a6
  5. #d6d0b3
  6. #ddd8c0
  7. #e4dfcc
  8. #ebe7d9
  9. #f1efe6
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb080
  2. #b5ab80
  3. #afa680
  4. #a9a280
  5. #a39d80
  6. #9e9880
  7. #989380
  8. #928e80
  9. #8c8a80
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baad7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb182 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baae7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb181 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0ac96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb080 {
  color: #bbb080;
}
Background
.bg-bbb080 {
  background-color: #bbb080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb080 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 176 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb080, #a8bb80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 176 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.94 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.14 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.32 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.98 #444f7f Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bbb080  rgb(187, 176, 128)  hsl(49, 30%, 62%)  Ecru
#808bbb  rgb(128, 139, 187)  hsl(229, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#80bbb0  rgb(128, 187, 176)  hsl(169, 30%, 62%)  Verdigris
#b080bb  rgb(176, 128, 187)  hsl(289, 30%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty