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#B3A768

#b3a768 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b3a768 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 65.49% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.7% magenta, 41.9% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.4°, with 33.04% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.9.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3822

Complementary

  1. #b3a768
  2. #6874b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3a768
  2. #6899b3
  3. #8168b3

Analogous

  1. #b38168
  2. #b3a768
  3. #99b368

Triadic

  1. #b3a768
  2. #68b3a7
  3. #a768b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3a768
  2. #74b368
  3. #6874b3
  4. #a768b3

Square

  1. #b3a768
  2. #68b381
  3. #6874b3
  4. #b36899

Monochromatic

  1. #56502c
  2. #897e45
  3. #b3a768
  4. #cdc59b
  5. #e6e2ce

Shades

#b3a768 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3a768
  2. #a1965e
  3. #8f8653
  4. #7d7549
  5. #6b643e
  6. #5a5434
  7. #48432a
  8. #36321f
  9. #242115
  10. #12110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3a768 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3a768
  2. #bbb077
  3. #c2b986
  4. #cac195
  5. #d1caa4
  6. #d9d3b4
  7. #e1dcc3
  8. #e8e5d2
  9. #f0ede1
  10. #f7f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3a768 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3a768
  2. #aea36a
  3. #a99f6d
  4. #a49b6f
  5. #9f9772
  6. #9a9474
  7. #949076
  8. #8f8c79
  9. #8a887b
  10. #85847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aba791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a463 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a86a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a565 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a869 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3a768 {
  color: #b3a768;
}
Background
.bg-b3a768 {
  background-color: #b3a768;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3a768 {
  border: 2px solid #b3a768;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3a768;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 167 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 33% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3a768 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3a768, #99b368);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3a768 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 167 104 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.16 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.25 #4c5897 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b3a768  rgb(179, 167, 104)  hsl(50, 33%, 55%)  Ecru
#6874b3  rgb(104, 116, 179)  hsl(230, 33%, 55%)  Glaucous
#68b3a7  rgb(104, 179, 167)  hsl(170, 33%, 55%)  Verdigris
#a768b3  rgb(167, 104, 179)  hsl(290, 33%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty