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#B7AA8A

#b7aa8a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b7aa8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 66.67% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.1% magenta, 24.59% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 23.81% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.4065

Complementary

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #8a97b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #8aadb7
  3. #938ab7

Analogous

  1. #b7938a
  2. #b7aa8a
  3. #adb78a

Triadic

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #8ab7aa
  3. #aa8ab7

Tetradic

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #97b78a
  3. #8a97b7
  4. #aa8ab7

Square

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #8ab793
  3. #8a97b7
  4. #b78aad

Monochromatic

  1. #685c40
  2. #97875d
  3. #b7aa8a
  4. #d4ccb9
  5. #f1efe9

Shades

#b7aa8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #a5997c
  3. #92886e
  4. #807761
  5. #6e6653
  6. #5c5545
  7. #494437
  8. #373329
  9. #25221c
  10. #12110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7aa8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #beb396
  3. #c5bba1
  4. #cdc4ad
  5. #d4ccb9
  6. #dbd5c5
  7. #e2ddd0
  8. #e9e6dc
  9. #f1eee8
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7aa8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7aa8a
  2. #b2a689
  3. #aca288
  4. #a79d87
  5. #a19986
  6. #9c9585
  7. #969184
  8. #918d83
  9. #8b8882
  10. #868481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0ab9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a988 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ac8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfa5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6ab8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bca798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7aa8a {
  color: #b7aa8a;
}
Background
.bg-b7aa8a {
  background-color: #b7aa8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7aa8a {
  border: 2px solid #b7aa8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7aa8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 170 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 24% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7aa8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7aa8a, #adb78a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7aa8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 170 138 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.25 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.41 #485575 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ecru
#b7aa8a  rgb(183, 170, 138)  hsl(43, 24%, 63%)  Ecru
#8a97b7  rgb(138, 151, 183)  hsl(223, 24%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#8ab7aa  rgb(138, 183, 170)  hsl(163, 24%, 63%)  Opal
#aa8ab7  rgb(170, 138, 183)  hsl(283, 24%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty