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#B8A372

#b8a372 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a372 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 63.92% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.41% magenta, 38.04% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 33.02% saturation and 58.43% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.376

Complementary

  1. #b8a372
  2. #7287b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a372
  2. #72aab8
  3. #8072b8

Analogous

  1. #b88072
  2. #b8a372
  3. #aab872

Triadic

  1. #b8a372
  2. #72b8a3
  3. #a372b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a372
  2. #87b872
  3. #7287b8
  4. #a372b8

Square

  1. #b8a372
  2. #72b880
  3. #7287b8
  4. #b872aa

Monochromatic

  1. #605231
  2. #937d4a
  3. #b8a372
  4. #d2c4a5
  5. #ebe5d8

Shades

#b8a372 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a372
  2. #a69367
  3. #93825b
  4. #817250
  5. #6e6244
  6. #5c5239
  7. #4a412e
  8. #373122
  9. #252117
  10. #12100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a372 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a372
  2. #bfac80
  3. #c6b58e
  4. #cdbf9c
  5. #d4c8aa
  6. #dcd1b9
  7. #e3dac7
  8. #eae3d5
  9. #f1ede3
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a372 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a372
  2. #b2a073
  3. #ad9c75
  4. #a79976
  5. #a29578
  6. #9c9279
  7. #968e7a
  8. #918b7c
  9. #8b877d
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea26f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a774 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c39b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a270 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a673 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a372 {
  color: #b8a372;
}
Background
.bg-b8a372 {
  background-color: #b8a372;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a372 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a372;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a372;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 33% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a372 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a372, #aab872);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a372 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.40 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.93 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.02 #475c8d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a372  rgb(184, 163, 114)  hsl(42, 33%, 58%)  Ecru
#7287b8  rgb(114, 135, 184)  hsl(222, 33%, 58%)  Glaucous
#72b8a3  rgb(114, 184, 163)  hsl(162, 33%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a372b8  rgb(163, 114, 184)  hsl(282, 33%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty