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#B8A67A

#b8a67a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8a67a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.1% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 33.7% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 42.58°, with 30.39% saturation and 60% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3887

Complementary

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #7a8cb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #7aabb8
  3. #877ab8

Analogous

  1. #b8877a
  2. #b8a67a
  3. #abb87a

Triadic

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #7ab8a6
  3. #a67ab8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #8cb87a
  3. #7a8cb8
  4. #a67ab8

Square

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #7ab887
  3. #7a8cb8
  4. #b87aab

Monochromatic

  1. #645635
  2. #968150
  3. #b8a67a
  4. #d3c7ac
  5. #ede9de

Shades

#b8a67a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #a6956e
  3. #938562
  4. #817455
  5. #6e6449
  6. #5c533d
  7. #4a4231
  8. #373225
  9. #252118
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a67a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #bfaf87
  3. #c6b895
  4. #cdc1a2
  5. #d4caaf
  6. #dcd3bd
  7. #e3dbca
  8. #eae4d7
  9. #f1ede4
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a67a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a67a
  2. #b2a27b
  3. #ad9e7b
  4. #a79b7c
  5. #a2977c
  6. #9c937d
  7. #968f7e
  8. #918b7e
  9. #8b887f
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a577 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5aa7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a578 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a87b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea28f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a67a {
  color: #b8a67a;
}
Background
.bg-b8a67a {
  background-color: #b8a67a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a67a {
  border: 2px solid #b8a67a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a67a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 30% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a67a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a67a, #abb87a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a67a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 122 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.67 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.80 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.83 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.47 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.67 #475985 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a67a  rgb(184, 166, 122)  hsl(43, 30%, 60%)  Ecru
#7a8cb8  rgb(122, 140, 184)  hsl(223, 30%, 60%)  Glaucous
#7ab8a6  rgb(122, 184, 166)  hsl(163, 30%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a67ab8  rgb(166, 122, 184)  hsl(283, 30%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty