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#B8A677

#b8a677 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a677 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.1% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.78% magenta, 35.33% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 43.38°, with 31.4% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3879

Complementary

  1. #b8a677
  2. #7789b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a677
  2. #77aab8
  3. #8577b8

Analogous

  1. #b88577
  2. #b8a677
  3. #aab877

Triadic

  1. #b8a677
  2. #77b8a6
  3. #a677b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a677
  2. #89b877
  3. #7789b8
  4. #a677b8

Square

  1. #b8a677
  2. #77b885
  3. #7789b8
  4. #b877aa

Monochromatic

  1. #635533
  2. #95814e
  3. #b8a677
  4. #d2c7a9
  5. #ece8dc

Shades

#b8a677 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a677
  2. #a6956b
  3. #93855f
  4. #817453
  5. #6e6447
  6. #5c533c
  7. #4a4230
  8. #373224
  9. #252118
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a677 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a677
  2. #bfaf85
  3. #c6b892
  4. #cdc1a0
  5. #d4caad
  6. #dcd3bb
  7. #e3dbc9
  8. #eae4d6
  9. #f1ede4
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a677 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a677
  2. #b2a278
  3. #ad9e79
  4. #a79b7a
  5. #a2977b
  6. #9c937c
  7. #968f7c
  8. #918b7d
  9. #8b887e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a474 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5aa78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c29f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a575 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6a878 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea28d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a677 {
  color: #b8a677;
}
Background
.bg-b8a677 {
  background-color: #b8a677;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a677 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a677;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a677;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 166 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 31% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a677 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a677, #aab877);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a677 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 166 119 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.43 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.69 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.13 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.62 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.97 #475988 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a677  rgb(184, 166, 119)  hsl(43, 31%, 59%)  Ecru
#7789b8  rgb(119, 137, 184)  hsl(223, 31%, 59%)  Glaucous
#77b8a6  rgb(119, 184, 166)  hsl(163, 31%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a677b8  rgb(166, 119, 184)  hsl(283, 31%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty