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#B4A67A

#b4a67a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b4a67a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 65.1% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.78% magenta, 32.22% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 45.52°, with 27.88% saturation and 59.22% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3838

Complementary

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #7a88b4

Split complementary

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #7aa5b4
  3. #897ab4

Analogous

  1. #b4897a
  2. #b4a67a
  3. #a5b47a

Triadic

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #7ab4a6
  3. #a67ab4

Tetradic

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #88b47a
  3. #7a88b4
  4. #a67ab4

Square

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #7ab489
  3. #7a88b4
  4. #b47aa5

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5536
  2. #908151
  3. #b4a67a
  4. #d0c7ab
  5. #ebe7dc

Shades

#b4a67a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #a2956e
  3. #908562
  4. #7e7455
  5. #6c6449
  6. #5a533d
  7. #484231
  8. #363225
  9. #242118
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4a67a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #bcaf87
  3. #c3b895
  4. #cbc1a2
  5. #d2caaf
  6. #dad3bd
  7. #e1dbca
  8. #e9e4d7
  9. #f0ede4
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4a67a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4a67a
  2. #afa27b
  3. #aa9e7b
  4. #a49b7c
  5. #9f977c
  6. #9a937d
  7. #958f7e
  8. #908b7e
  9. #8a887f
  10. #85847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa477 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a87b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a578 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a77b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a28f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4a67a {
  color: #b4a67a;
}
Background
.bg-b4a67a {
  background-color: #b4a67a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4a67a {
  border: 2px solid #b4a67a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4a67a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 166 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 28% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4a67a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4a67a, #a5b47a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4a67a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 166 122 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.90 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.29 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.63 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.10 #4b5985 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b4a67a  rgb(180, 166, 122)  hsl(46, 28%, 59%)  Ecru
#7a88b4  rgb(122, 136, 180)  hsl(226, 28%, 59%)  Glaucous
#7ab4a6  rgb(122, 180, 166)  hsl(166, 28%, 59%)  Verdigris
#a67ab4  rgb(166, 122, 180)  hsl(286, 28%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty