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#B8A67C

#b8a67c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8a67c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 32.61% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 29.7% saturation and 60.39% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.3892

Complementary

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #7c8eb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #7cacb8
  3. #887cb8

Analogous

  1. #b8887c
  2. #b8a67c
  3. #acb87c

Triadic

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #7cb8a6
  3. #a67cb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #8eb87c
  3. #7c8eb8
  4. #a67cb8

Square

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #7cb888
  3. #7c8eb8
  4. #b87cac

Monochromatic

  1. #655736
  2. #968151
  3. #b8a67c
  4. #d3c8ae
  5. #eee9df

Shades

#b8a67c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #a69570
  3. #938563
  4. #817457
  5. #6e644a
  6. #5c533e
  7. #4a4232
  8. #373225
  9. #252119
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a67c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #bfaf89
  3. #c6b896
  4. #cdc1a3
  5. #d4cab0
  6. #dcd3be
  7. #e3dbcb
  8. #eae4d8
  9. #f1ede5
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a67c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a67c
  2. #b2a27c
  3. #ad9e7d
  4. #a79b7d
  5. #a2977e
  6. #9c937e
  7. #968f7e
  8. #918b7f
  9. #8b887f
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a579 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4aa7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a57a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a87d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a67c {
  color: #b8a67c;
}
Background
.bg-b8a67c {
  background-color: #b8a67c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a67c {
  border: 2px solid #b8a67c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a67c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 30% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a67c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a67c, #acb87c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a67c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 124 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.92 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.61 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.99 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.40 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.15 #475983 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a67c  rgb(184, 166, 124)  hsl(42, 30%, 60%)  Ecru
#7c8eb8  rgb(124, 142, 184)  hsl(222, 30%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#7cb8a6  rgb(124, 184, 166)  hsl(162, 30%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a67cb8  rgb(166, 124, 184)  hsl(282, 30%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty