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#B1A87F

#b1a87f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b1a87f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 65.88% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.08% magenta, 28.25% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 49.2°, with 24.27% saturation and 59.61% 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 4.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3888

Complementary

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #7f88b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #7fa1b1
  3. #8f7fb1

Analogous

  1. #b18f7f
  2. #b1a87f
  3. #a1b17f

Triadic

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #7fb1a8
  3. #a87fb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #88b17f
  3. #7f88b1
  4. #a87fb1

Square

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #7fb18f
  3. #7f88b1
  4. #b17fa1

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5739
  2. #8d8356
  3. #b1a87f
  4. #cec8af
  5. #ebe9de

Shades

#b1a87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #9f9772
  3. #8e8666
  4. #7c7659
  5. #6a654c
  6. #595440
  7. #474333
  8. #353226
  9. #232219
  10. #12110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1a87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #b9b18c
  3. #c1b999
  4. #c8c2a5
  5. #d0cbb2
  6. #d8d4bf
  7. #e0dccc
  8. #e8e5d9
  9. #efeee5
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1a87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1a87f
  2. #aca47f
  3. #a7a07f
  4. #a29c7f
  5. #9d987f
  6. #999480
  7. #949080
  8. #8f8c80
  9. #8a8880
  10. #858480
  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 #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a67c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a980 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9a29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a77d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2a980 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6a492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1a87f {
  color: #b1a87f;
}
Background
.bg-b1a87f {
  background-color: #b1a87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1a87f {
  border: 2px solid #b1a87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1a87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 168 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 24% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1a87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1a87f, #a1b17f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1a87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 168 127 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.38 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.33 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.44 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.75 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.14 #4e5780 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b1a87f  rgb(177, 168, 127)  hsl(49, 24%, 60%)  Ecru
#7f88b1  rgb(127, 136, 177)  hsl(229, 24%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#7fb1a8  rgb(127, 177, 168)  hsl(169, 24%, 60%)  Verdigris
#a87fb1  rgb(168, 127, 177)  hsl(289, 24%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty