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#B8A374

#b8a374 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a374 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.41% magenta, 36.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 41.47°, with 32.38% saturation and 58.82% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3765

Complementary

  1. #b8a374
  2. #7489b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a374
  2. #74abb8
  3. #8174b8

Analogous

  1. #b88174
  2. #b8a374
  3. #abb874

Triadic

  1. #b8a374
  2. #74b8a3
  3. #a374b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a374
  2. #89b874
  3. #7489b8
  4. #a374b8

Square

  1. #b8a374
  2. #74b881
  3. #7489b8
  4. #b874ab

Monochromatic

  1. #615332
  2. #947e4c
  3. #b8a374
  4. #d2c5a7
  5. #ece6d9

Shades

#b8a374 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a374
  2. #a69368
  3. #93825d
  4. #817251
  5. #6e6246
  6. #5c523a
  7. #4a412e
  8. #373123
  9. #252117
  10. #12100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a374 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a374
  2. #bfac82
  3. #c6b590
  4. #cdbf9e
  5. #d4c8ac
  6. #dcd1ba
  7. #e3dac7
  8. #eae3d5
  9. #f1ede3
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a374 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a374
  2. #b2a075
  3. #ad9c76
  4. #a79978
  5. #a29579
  6. #9c927a
  7. #968e7b
  8. #918b7c
  9. #8b877e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a775 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2a272 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a675 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be9e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a374 {
  color: #b8a374;
}
Background
.bg-b8a374 {
  background-color: #b8a374;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a374 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a374;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a374;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 163 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 32% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a374 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a374, #abb874);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a374 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 163 116 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.47 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.37 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.94 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.99 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.46 #475c8b Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a374  rgb(184, 163, 116)  hsl(41, 32%, 59%)  Ecru
#7489b8  rgb(116, 137, 184)  hsl(221, 32%, 59%)  Glaucous
#74b8a3  rgb(116, 184, 163)  hsl(161, 32%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a374b8  rgb(163, 116, 184)  hsl(281, 32%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty