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#B4AC86

#b4ac86 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b4ac86 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 67.45% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.44% magenta, 25.56% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 49.57°, with 23.47% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.4093

Complementary

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #868eb4

Split complementary

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #86a5b4
  3. #9586b4

Analogous

  1. #b49586
  2. #b4ac86
  3. #a5b486

Triadic

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #86b4ac
  3. #ac86b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #8eb486
  3. #868eb4
  4. #ac86b4

Square

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #86b495
  3. #868eb4
  4. #b486a5

Monochromatic

  1. #635d3e
  2. #93895b
  3. #b4ac86
  4. #d1ccb5
  5. #efede4

Shades

#b4ac86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #a29b79
  3. #908a6b
  4. #7e785e
  5. #6c6750
  6. #5a5643
  7. #484536
  8. #363428
  9. #24221b
  10. #12110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4ac86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #bcb492
  3. #c3bd9e
  4. #cbc5aa
  5. #d2cdb6
  6. #dad6c3
  7. #e1decf
  8. #e9e6db
  9. #f0eee7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4ac86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4ac86
  2. #afa885
  3. #aaa385
  4. #a49f84
  5. #9f9a84
  6. #9a9683
  7. #959282
  8. #908d82
  9. #8a8981
  10. #858481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afac9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4aa84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ad87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4ab85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ac87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8a997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4ac86 {
  color: #b4ac86;
}
Background
.bg-b4ac86 {
  background-color: #b4ac86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4ac86 {
  border: 2px solid #b4ac86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4ac86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 172 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 23% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4ac86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4ac86, #a5b486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4ac86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 172 134 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.02 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.65 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.00 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 11.30 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.45 #4b5379 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Sage
#b4ac86  rgb(180, 172, 134)  hsl(50, 23%, 62%)  Sage
#868eb4  rgb(134, 142, 180)  hsl(230, 23%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#86b4ac  rgb(134, 180, 172)  hsl(170, 23%, 62%)  Opal
#ac86b4  rgb(172, 134, 180)  hsl(290, 23%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty