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#B7A866

#b7a866 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b7a866 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 65.88% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.2% magenta, 44.26% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 48.89°, with 36% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3903

Complementary

  1. #b7a866
  2. #6675b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7a866
  2. #669db7
  3. #7f66b7

Analogous

  1. #b77f66
  2. #b7a866
  3. #9db766

Triadic

  1. #b7a866
  2. #66b7a8
  3. #a866b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7a866
  2. #75b766
  3. #6675b7
  4. #a866b7

Square

  1. #b7a866
  2. #66b77f
  3. #6675b7
  4. #b7669d

Monochromatic

  1. #5a512a
  2. #8e8043
  3. #b7a866
  4. #cfc69a
  5. #e8e3ce

Shades

#b7a866 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7a866
  2. #a5975c
  3. #928652
  4. #807647
  5. #6e653d
  6. #5c5433
  7. #494329
  8. #37321f
  9. #252214
  10. #12110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7a866 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7a866
  2. #beb175
  3. #c5b985
  4. #cdc294
  5. #d4cba3
  6. #dbd4b3
  7. #e2dcc2
  8. #e9e5d1
  9. #f1eee0
  10. #f8f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7a866 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7a866
  2. #b2a469
  3. #aca06b
  4. #a79c6e
  5. #a19870
  6. #9c9473
  7. #969076
  8. #918c78
  9. #8b887b
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a561 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8aa69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a663 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a968 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7a866 {
  color: #b7a866;
}
Background
.bg-b7a866 {
  background-color: #b7a866;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7a866 {
  border: 2px solid #b7a866;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7a866;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 168 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 36% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7a866 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7a866, #9db766);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7a866 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 168 102 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.20 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.58 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.79 #485799 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b7a866  rgb(183, 168, 102)  hsl(49, 36%, 56%)  Ecru
#6675b7  rgb(102, 117, 183)  hsl(229, 36%, 56%)  Glaucous
#66b7a8  rgb(102, 183, 168)  hsl(169, 36%, 56%)  Verdigris
#a866b7  rgb(168, 102, 183)  hsl(289, 36%, 56%)  Amethyst