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#B3AA90

#b3aa90 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3aa90 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 66.67% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.03% magenta, 19.55% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 44.57°, with 18.72% saturation and 63.33% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.12.

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Relative luminance0.4035

Complementary

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #9099b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #90aab3
  3. #9890b3

Analogous

  1. #b39890
  2. #b3aa90
  3. #aab390

Triadic

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #90b3aa
  3. #aa90b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #99b390
  3. #9099b3
  4. #aa90b3

Square

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #90b398
  3. #9099b3
  4. #b390aa

Monochromatic

  1. #655d45
  2. #928664
  3. #b3aa90
  4. #d2cdbd
  5. #f1f0eb

Shades

#b3aa90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #a19982
  3. #8f8873
  4. #7d7765
  5. #6b6656
  6. #5a5548
  7. #48443a
  8. #36332b
  9. #24221d
  10. #12110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3aa90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #bbb39b
  3. #c2bba6
  4. #cac4b1
  5. #d1ccbc
  6. #d9d5c8
  7. #e1ddd3
  8. #e8e6de
  9. #f0eee9
  10. #f7f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3aa90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3aa90
  2. #aea68e
  3. #a9a28d
  4. #a49d8b
  5. #9f998a
  6. #9a9588
  7. #949186
  8. #8f8d85
  9. #8a8883
  10. #858482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaaa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a98e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2ab91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9a6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a98f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3ab90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a79c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3aa90 {
  color: #b3aa90;
}
Background
.bg-b3aa90 {
  background-color: #b3aa90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3aa90 {
  border: 2px solid #b3aa90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3aa90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 170 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 19% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3aa90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3aa90, #aab390);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3aa90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 170 144 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.12 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.27 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.04 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.52 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.57 #4c556f Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ecru
#b3aa90  rgb(179, 170, 144)  hsl(45, 19%, 63%)  Ecru
#9099b3  rgb(144, 153, 179)  hsl(225, 19%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#90b3aa  rgb(144, 179, 170)  hsl(165, 19%, 63%)  Opal
#aa90b3  rgb(170, 144, 179)  hsl(285, 19%, 63%)  Pastel Purple