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#B8A571

#b8a571 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a571 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 64.71% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.33% magenta, 38.59% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 43.94°, with 33.33% saturation and 58.24% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3829

Complementary

  1. #b8a571
  2. #7184b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a571
  2. #71a8b8
  3. #8271b8

Analogous

  1. #b88271
  2. #b8a571
  3. #a8b871

Triadic

  1. #b8a571
  2. #71b8a5
  3. #a571b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a571
  2. #84b871
  3. #7184b8
  4. #a571b8

Square

  1. #b8a571
  2. #71b882
  3. #7184b8
  4. #b871a8

Monochromatic

  1. #605330
  2. #937f4a
  3. #b8a571
  4. #d2c5a4
  5. #ebe6d7

Shades

#b8a571 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a571
  2. #a69566
  3. #93845a
  4. #81744f
  5. #6e6344
  6. #5c5339
  7. #4a422d
  8. #373222
  9. #252117
  10. #12110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a571 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a571
  2. #bfae7f
  3. #c6b78d
  4. #cdc09c
  5. #d4c9aa
  6. #dcd2b8
  7. #e3dbc6
  8. #eae4d4
  9. #f1ede3
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a571 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a571
  2. #b2a173
  3. #ad9e74
  4. #a79a76
  5. #a29677
  6. #9c9379
  7. #968f7a
  8. #918b7c
  9. #8b877d
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a36d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c39d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a46f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a772 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a571 {
  color: #b8a571;
}
Background
.bg-b8a571 {
  background-color: #b8a571;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a571 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a571;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a571;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 165 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 33% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a571 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a571, #a8b871);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a571 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 165 113 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.11 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.59 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.67 #475a8e Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a571  rgb(184, 165, 113)  hsl(44, 33%, 58%)  Ecru
#7184b8  rgb(113, 132, 184)  hsl(224, 33%, 58%)  Glaucous
#71b8a5  rgb(113, 184, 165)  hsl(164, 33%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a571b8  rgb(165, 113, 184)  hsl(284, 33%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty