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#BBBF55

#bbbf55 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbbf55 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.5% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 62.26°, with 45.3% saturation and 54.12% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.4848

Complementary

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #5955bf

Split complementary

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #5586bf
  3. #8e55bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8e55
  2. #bbbf55
  3. #86bf55

Triadic

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #55bbbf
  3. #bf55bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #55bf59
  3. #5955bf
  4. #bf55bb

Square

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #55bf8e
  3. #5955bf
  4. #bf5586

Monochromatic

  1. #575922
  2. #8e9137
  3. #bbbf55
  4. #d1d48d
  5. #e7e9c4

Shades

#bbbf55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #a8ac4d
  3. #969944
  4. #83863c
  5. #707333
  6. #5e602b
  7. #4b4c22
  8. #38391a
  9. #252611
  10. #131309
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbf55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #c2c566
  3. #c9cc77
  4. #cfd288
  5. #d6d999
  6. #dddfaa
  7. #e4e5bb
  8. #ebeccc
  9. #f1f2dd
  10. #f8f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbf55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbf55
  2. #b5b959
  3. #afb25e
  4. #a9ac62
  5. #a3a666
  6. #9ea06b
  7. #98996f
  8. #929373
  9. #8c8d77
  10. #86867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babb9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb74a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdba5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ba4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bc59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2b98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbf55 {
  color: #bbbf55;
}
Background
.bg-bbbf55 {
  background-color: #bbbf55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbf55 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbf55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbf55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbf55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbf55, #86bf55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbf55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 85 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.80 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.95 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.34 #4440aa Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bbbf55  rgb(187, 191, 85)  hsl(62, 45%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5955bf  rgb(89, 85, 191)  hsl(242, 45%, 54%)  Iris
#55bbbf  rgb(85, 187, 191)  hsl(182, 45%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bf55bb  rgb(191, 85, 187)  hsl(302, 45%, 54%)  Medium Orchid