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#B5A672

#b5a672 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b5a672 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 65.1% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.29% magenta, 37.02% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 46.57°, with 31.16% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3831

Complementary

  1. #b5a672
  2. #7281b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5a672
  2. #72a2b5
  3. #8472b5

Analogous

  1. #b58472
  2. #b5a672
  3. #a2b572

Triadic

  1. #b5a672
  2. #72b5a6
  3. #a672b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5a672
  2. #81b572
  3. #7281b5
  4. #a672b5

Square

  1. #b5a672
  2. #72b584
  3. #7281b5
  4. #b572a2

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5331
  2. #8f804b
  3. #b5a672
  4. #cfc6a4
  5. #eae5d6

Shades

#b5a672 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5a672
  2. #a39567
  3. #91855b
  4. #7f7450
  5. #6d6444
  6. #5b5339
  7. #48422e
  8. #363222
  9. #242117
  10. #12110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5a672 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5a672
  2. #bcaf80
  3. #c4b88e
  4. #cbc19c
  5. #d3caaa
  6. #dad3b9
  7. #e1dbc7
  8. #e9e4d5
  9. #f0ede3
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5a672 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5a672
  2. #b0a273
  3. #aa9e75
  4. #a59b76
  5. #a09778
  6. #9b9379
  7. #958f7a
  8. #908b7c
  9. #8b887d
  10. #85847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aca694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a46e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a874 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a570 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a773 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bba18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5a672 {
  color: #b5a672;
}
Background
.bg-b5a672 {
  background-color: #b5a672;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5a672 {
  border: 2px solid #b5a672;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5a672;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 166 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 31% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5a672 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5a672, #a2b572);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5a672 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 166 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.57 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.44 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.62 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.95 #4a598d Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b5a672  rgb(181, 166, 114)  hsl(47, 31%, 58%)  Ecru
#7281b5  rgb(114, 129, 181)  hsl(227, 31%, 58%)  Glaucous
#72b5a6  rgb(114, 181, 166)  hsl(167, 31%, 58%)  Verdigris
#a672b5  rgb(166, 114, 181)  hsl(287, 31%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty