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#B5A476

#b5a476 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b5a476 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 64.31% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.39% magenta, 34.81% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 43.81°, with 29.86% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.3768

Complementary

  1. #b5a476
  2. #7687b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5a476
  2. #76a7b5
  3. #8576b5

Analogous

  1. #b58576
  2. #b5a476
  3. #a7b576

Triadic

  1. #b5a476
  2. #76b5a4
  3. #a476b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5a476
  2. #87b576
  3. #7687b5
  4. #a476b5

Square

  1. #b5a476
  2. #76b585
  3. #7687b5
  4. #b576a7

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5333
  2. #907f4e
  3. #b5a476
  4. #d0c5a8
  5. #ebe6d9

Shades

#b5a476 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5a476
  2. #a3946a
  3. #91835e
  4. #7f7353
  5. #6d6247
  6. #5b523b
  7. #48422f
  8. #363123
  9. #242118
  10. #12100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5a476 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5a476
  2. #bcad84
  3. #c4b691
  4. #cbbf9f
  5. #d3c8ad
  6. #dad2bb
  7. #e1dbc8
  8. #e9e4d6
  9. #f0ede4
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5a476 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5a476
  2. #b0a077
  3. #aa9d78
  4. #a59979
  5. #a0967a
  6. #9b927b
  7. #958e7c
  8. #908b7d
  9. #8b877e
  10. #85847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea273 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a777 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1a374 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a677 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bba08c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5a476 {
  color: #b5a476;
}
Background
.bg-b5a476 {
  background-color: #b5a476;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5a476 {
  border: 2px solid #b5a476;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5a476;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 164 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 30% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5a476 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5a476, #a7b576);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5a476 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 164 118 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.72 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.38 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.60 #4a5b89 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b5a476  rgb(181, 164, 118)  hsl(44, 30%, 59%)  Ecru
#7687b5  rgb(118, 135, 181)  hsl(224, 30%, 59%)  Glaucous
#76b5a4  rgb(118, 181, 164)  hsl(164, 30%, 59%)  Verdigris
#a476b5  rgb(164, 118, 181)  hsl(284, 30%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty