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#B5A584

#b5a584 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b5a584 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 64.71% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.84% magenta, 27.07% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 40.41°, with 24.87% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.384

Complementary

  1. #b5a584
  2. #8494b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5a584
  2. #84acb5
  3. #8c84b5

Analogous

  1. #b58c84
  2. #b5a584
  3. #acb584

Triadic

  1. #b5a584
  2. #84b5a5
  3. #a584b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5a584
  2. #94b584
  3. #8494b5
  4. #a584b5

Square

  1. #b5a584
  2. #84b58c
  3. #8494b5
  4. #b584ac

Monochromatic

  1. #64573c
  2. #948059
  3. #b5a584
  4. #d2c8b4
  5. #eeebe4

Shades

#b5a584 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5a584
  2. #a39577
  3. #91846a
  4. #7f745c
  5. #6d634f
  6. #5b5342
  7. #484235
  8. #363228
  9. #24211a
  10. #12110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5a584 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5a584
  2. #bcae90
  3. #c4b79d
  4. #cbc0a9
  5. #d3c9b5
  6. #dad2c2
  7. #e1dbce
  8. #e9e4da
  9. #f0ede6
  10. #f8f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5a584 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5a584
  2. #b0a184
  3. #aa9e83
  4. #a59a83
  5. #a09682
  6. #9b9382
  7. #958f82
  8. #908b81
  9. #8b8781
  10. #858480
  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 #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada69a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada482 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a885 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd9f9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0a483 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3a785 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baa293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5a584 {
  color: #b5a584;
}
Background
.bg-b5a584 {
  background-color: #b5a584;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5a584 {
  border: 2px solid #b5a584;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5a584;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 165 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 25% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5a584 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5a584, #acb584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5a584 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 165 132 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.78 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.96 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.13 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.48 #4a5a7b Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b5a584  rgb(181, 165, 132)  hsl(40, 25%, 61%)  Ecru
#8494b5  rgb(132, 148, 181)  hsl(220, 25%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#84b5a5  rgb(132, 181, 165)  hsl(160, 25%, 61%)  Opal
#a584b5  rgb(165, 132, 181)  hsl(280, 25%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty