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#B8A67E

#b8a67e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8a67e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 31.52% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 41.38°, with 29% saturation and 60.78% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.3897

Complementary

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #7e90b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #7eadb8
  3. #897eb8

Analogous

  1. #b8897e
  2. #b8a67e
  3. #adb87e

Triadic

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #7eb8a6
  3. #a67eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #90b87e
  3. #7e90b8
  4. #a67eb8

Square

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #7eb889
  3. #7e90b8
  4. #b87ead

Monochromatic

  1. #655738
  2. #978253
  3. #b8a67e
  4. #d3c8af
  5. #eeeae1

Shades

#b8a67e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #a69571
  3. #938565
  4. #817458
  5. #6e644c
  6. #5c533f
  7. #4a4232
  8. #373226
  9. #252119
  10. #12110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a67e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #bfaf8b
  3. #c6b898
  4. #cdc1a5
  5. #d4cab2
  6. #dcd3bf
  7. #e3dbcb
  8. #eae4d8
  9. #f1ede5
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a67e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a67e
  2. #b2a27e
  3. #ad9e7e
  4. #a79b7f
  5. #a2977f
  6. #9c937f
  7. #968f7f
  8. #918b7f
  9. #8b8880
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a57b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4aa7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a57c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a87f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a67e {
  color: #b8a67e;
}
Background
.bg-b8a67e {
  background-color: #b8a67e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a67e {
  border: 2px solid #b8a67e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a67e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 29% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a67e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a67e, #adb87e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a67e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 126 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.24 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.44 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.20 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.37 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.65 #475981 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a67e  rgb(184, 166, 126)  hsl(41, 29%, 61%)  Ecru
#7e90b8  rgb(126, 144, 184)  hsl(221, 29%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#7eb8a6  rgb(126, 184, 166)  hsl(161, 29%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a67eb8  rgb(166, 126, 184)  hsl(281, 29%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty