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#B4A577

#b4a577 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b4a577 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 64.71% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 33.89% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 45.25°, with 28.91% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.3795

Complementary

  1. #b4a577
  2. #7786b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4a577
  2. #77a5b4
  3. #8777b4

Analogous

  1. #b48777
  2. #b4a577
  3. #a5b477

Triadic

  1. #b4a577
  2. #77b4a5
  3. #a577b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4a577
  2. #86b477
  3. #7786b4
  4. #a577b4

Square

  1. #b4a577
  2. #77b487
  3. #7786b4
  4. #b477a5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5434
  2. #8f804f
  3. #b4a577
  4. #cfc6a8
  5. #eae6da

Shades

#b4a577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4a577
  2. #a2956b
  3. #90845f
  4. #7e7453
  5. #6c6347
  6. #5a533c
  7. #484230
  8. #363224
  9. #242118
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4a577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4a577
  2. #bcae85
  3. #c3b792
  4. #cbc0a0
  5. #d2c9ad
  6. #dad2bb
  7. #e1dbc9
  8. #e9e4d6
  9. #f0ede4
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4a577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4a577
  2. #afa178
  3. #aa9e79
  4. #a49a7a
  5. #9f967b
  6. #9a937c
  7. #958f7c
  8. #908b7d
  9. #8a877e
  10. #85847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa374 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a878 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a475 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a778 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa18d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4a577 {
  color: #b4a577;
}
Background
.bg-b4a577 {
  background-color: #b4a577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4a577 {
  border: 2px solid #b4a577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4a577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 165 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 29% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4a577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4a577, #a5b477);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4a577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 165 119 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.26 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.15 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.83 #4b5a88 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b4a577  rgb(180, 165, 119)  hsl(45, 29%, 59%)  Ecru
#7786b4  rgb(119, 134, 180)  hsl(225, 29%, 59%)  Glaucous
#77b4a5  rgb(119, 180, 165)  hsl(165, 29%, 59%)  Verdigris
#a577b4  rgb(165, 119, 180)  hsl(285, 29%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty