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#B8A87B

#b8a87b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8a87b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 65.88% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 33.15% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 44.26°, with 30.05% saturation and 60.2% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.3963

Complementary

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #7b8bb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #7baab8
  3. #8a7bb8

Analogous

  1. #b88a7b
  2. #b8a87b
  3. #aab87b

Triadic

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #7bb8a8
  3. #a87bb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #8bb87b
  3. #7b8bb8
  4. #a87bb8

Square

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #7bb88a
  3. #7b8bb8
  4. #b87baa

Monochromatic

  1. #645836
  2. #968451
  3. #b8a87b
  4. #d3c9ad
  5. #eeeadf

Shades

#b8a87b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #a6976f
  3. #938662
  4. #817656
  5. #6e654a
  6. #5c543e
  7. #4a4331
  8. #373225
  9. #252219
  10. #12110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8a87b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #bfb188
  3. #c6b995
  4. #cdc2a3
  5. #d4cbb0
  6. #dcd4bd
  7. #e3dcca
  8. #eae5d7
  9. #f1eee5
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8a87b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8a87b
  2. #b2a47c
  3. #ada07c
  4. #a79c7d
  5. #a2987d
  6. #9c947e
  7. #96907e
  8. #918c7f
  9. #8b887f
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a678 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6ab7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7aa7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8a87b {
  color: #b8a87b;
}
Background
.bg-b8a87b {
  background-color: #b8a87b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8a87b {
  border: 2px solid #b8a87b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8a87b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 168 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 30% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8a87b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8a87b, #aab87b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8a87b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 168 123 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.11 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.37 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.22 #475784 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8a87b  rgb(184, 168, 123)  hsl(44, 30%, 60%)  Ecru
#7b8bb8  rgb(123, 139, 184)  hsl(224, 30%, 60%)  Glaucous
#7bb8a8  rgb(123, 184, 168)  hsl(164, 30%, 60%)  Verdigris
#a87bb8  rgb(168, 123, 184)  hsl(284, 30%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty