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#B5AC8A

#b5ac8a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b5ac8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 67.45% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.97% magenta, 23.76% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 47.44°, with 22.51% saturation and 62.55% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.4116

Complementary

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #8a93b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #8aa9b5
  3. #978ab5

Analogous

  1. #b5978a
  2. #b5ac8a
  3. #a9b58a

Triadic

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #8ab5ac
  3. #ac8ab5

Tetradic

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #93b58a
  3. #8a93b5
  4. #ac8ab5

Square

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #8ab597
  3. #8a93b5
  4. #b58aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #665e40
  2. #95895e
  3. #b5ac8a
  4. #d3cdb9
  5. #f0eee8

Shades

#b5ac8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #a39b7c
  3. #918a6e
  4. #7f7861
  5. #6d6753
  6. #5b5645
  7. #484537
  8. #363429
  9. #24221c
  10. #12110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5ac8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #bcb496
  3. #c4bda1
  4. #cbc5ad
  5. #d3cdb9
  6. #dad6c5
  7. #e1ded0
  8. #e9e6dc
  9. #f0eee8
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5ac8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5ac8a
  2. #b0a889
  3. #aaa388
  4. #a59f87
  5. #a09a86
  6. #9b9685
  7. #959284
  8. #908d83
  9. #8b8982
  10. #858481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0ac9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3aa88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ad8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4ab89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6ad8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9a999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5ac8a {
  color: #b5ac8a;
}
Background
.bg-b5ac8a {
  background-color: #b5ac8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5ac8a {
  border: 2px solid #b5ac8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5ac8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 172 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 23% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5ac8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5ac8a, #a9b58a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5ac8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 172 138 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.91 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.92 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.76 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 11.03 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.92 #4a5375 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#b5ac8a  rgb(181, 172, 138)  hsl(47, 23%, 63%)  Ecru
#8a93b5  rgb(138, 147, 181)  hsl(227, 23%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#8ab5ac  rgb(138, 181, 172)  hsl(167, 23%, 63%)  Opal
#ac8ab5  rgb(172, 138, 181)  hsl(287, 23%, 63%)  Lilac