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#B8A67F

#b8a67f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8a67f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 30.98% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 41.05°, with 28.64% saturation and 60.98% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.39

Complementary

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #7f91b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #7fadb8
  3. #897fb8

Analogous

  1. #b8897f
  2. #b8a67f
  3. #adb87f

Triadic

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #7fb8a6
  3. #a67fb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #91b87f
  3. #7f91b8
  4. #a67fb8

Square

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #7fb889
  3. #7f91b8
  4. #b87fad

Monochromatic

  1. #665738
  2. #978254
  3. #b8a67f
  4. #d3c8b0
  5. #efeae1

Shades

#b8a67f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #a69572
  3. #938566
  4. #817459
  5. #6e644c
  6. #5c5340
  7. #4a4233
  8. #373226
  9. #252119
  10. #12110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a67f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #bfaf8c
  3. #c6b899
  4. #cdc1a5
  5. #d4cab2
  6. #dcd3bf
  7. #e3dbcc
  8. #eae4d9
  9. #f1ede5
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a67f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a67f
  2. #b2a27f
  3. #ad9e7f
  4. #a79b7f
  5. #a2977f
  6. #9c9380
  7. #968f80
  8. #918b80
  9. #8b8880
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa57c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4aa80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c19f9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a57d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a67f {
  color: #b8a67f;
}
Background
.bg-b8a67f {
  background-color: #b8a67f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a67f {
  border: 2px solid #b8a67f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a67f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 29% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a67f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a67f, #adb87f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a67f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 127 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.42 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.37 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.33 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.37 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.90 #475980 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a67f  rgb(184, 166, 127)  hsl(41, 29%, 61%)  Ecru
#7f91b8  rgb(127, 145, 184)  hsl(221, 29%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#7fb8a6  rgb(127, 184, 166)  hsl(161, 29%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a67fb8  rgb(166, 127, 184)  hsl(281, 29%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty