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#B09E65

#b09e65 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b09e65 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 61.96% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.23% magenta, 42.61% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 45.6°, with 32.19% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3462

Complementary

  1. #b09e65
  2. #6577b0

Split complementary

  1. #b09e65
  2. #659cb0
  3. #7865b0

Analogous

  1. #b07865
  2. #b09e65
  3. #9cb065

Triadic

  1. #b09e65
  2. #65b09e
  3. #9e65b0

Tetradic

  1. #b09e65
  2. #77b065
  3. #6577b0
  4. #9e65b0

Square

  1. #b09e65
  2. #65b078
  3. #6577b0
  4. #b0659c

Monochromatic

  1. #52482a
  2. #857544
  3. #b09e65
  4. #cabe98
  5. #e4deca

Shades

#b09e65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b09e65
  2. #9e8e5b
  3. #8d7e51
  4. #7b6f47
  5. #6a5f3d
  6. #584f33
  7. #463f28
  8. #352f1e
  9. #232014
  10. #12100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b09e65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b09e65
  2. #b8a874
  3. #c0b184
  4. #c8bb93
  5. #d0c5a3
  6. #d8cfb2
  7. #dfd8c1
  8. #e7e2d1
  9. #efece0
  10. #f7f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b09e65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b09e65
  2. #ab9b68
  3. #a6986a
  4. #a2956d
  5. #9d9270
  6. #988f73
  7. #938c75
  8. #8e8978
  9. #8a867b
  10. #85837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a69f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99c61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea167 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9d62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa066 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b79981 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b09e65 {
  color: #b09e65;
}
Background
.bg-b09e65 {
  background-color: #b09e65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b09e65 {
  border: 2px solid #b09e65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b09e65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 158 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 32% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b09e65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b09e65, #9cb065);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b09e65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 158 101 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.06 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.61 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.29 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.73 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.03 #4f619a Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Ecru
#b09e65  rgb(176, 158, 101)  hsl(46, 32%, 54%)  Ecru
#6577b0  rgb(101, 119, 176)  hsl(226, 32%, 54%)  Glaucous
#65b09e  rgb(101, 176, 158)  hsl(166, 32%, 54%)  Verdigris
#9e65b0  rgb(158, 101, 176)  hsl(286, 32%, 54%)  Amethyst