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#B8A877

#b8a877 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8a877 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.88% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 35.33% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.23°, 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3953

Complementary

  1. #b8a877
  2. #7787b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a877
  2. #77a7b8
  3. #8777b8

Analogous

  1. #b88777
  2. #b8a877
  3. #a7b877

Triadic

  1. #b8a877
  2. #77b8a8
  3. #a877b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a877
  2. #87b877
  3. #7787b8
  4. #a877b8

Square

  1. #b8a877
  2. #77b887
  3. #7787b8
  4. #b877a7

Monochromatic

  1. #635733
  2. #95834e
  3. #b8a877
  4. #d2c8a9
  5. #ece8dc

Shades

#b8a877 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a877
  2. #a6976b
  3. #93865f
  4. #817653
  5. #6e6547
  6. #5c543c
  7. #4a4330
  8. #373224
  9. #252218
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a877 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a877
  2. #bfb185
  3. #c6b992
  4. #cdc2a0
  5. #d4cbad
  6. #dcd4bb
  7. #e3dcc9
  8. #eae5d6
  9. #f1eee4
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a877 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a877
  2. #b2a478
  3. #ada079
  4. #a79c7a
  5. #a2987b
  6. #9c947c
  7. #96907c
  8. #918c7d
  9. #8b887e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a674 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ab79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2a19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a775 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7aa78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a877 {
  color: #b8a877;
}
Background
.bg-b8a877 {
  background-color: #b8a877;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a877 {
  border: 2px solid #b8a877;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a877;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 168 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 31% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a877 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a877, #a7b877);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a877 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 168 119 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.82 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.30 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.31 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.25 #475788 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a877  rgb(184, 168, 119)  hsl(45, 31%, 59%)  Ecru
#7787b8  rgb(119, 135, 184)  hsl(225, 31%, 59%)  Glaucous
#77b8a8  rgb(119, 184, 168)  hsl(165, 31%, 59%)  Verdigris
#a877b8  rgb(168, 119, 184)  hsl(285, 31%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty