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#B8AB6E

#b8ab6e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8ab6e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 67.06% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.07% magenta, 40.22% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.46°, with 34.26% saturation and 57.65% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4044

Complementary

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #6e7bb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #6ea0b8
  3. #866eb8

Analogous

  1. #b8866e
  2. #b8ab6e
  3. #a0b86e

Triadic

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #6eb8ab
  3. #ab6eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #7bb86e
  3. #6e7bb8
  4. #ab6eb8

Square

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #6eb886
  3. #6e7bb8
  4. #b86ea0

Monochromatic

  1. #5f562e
  2. #928547
  3. #b8ab6e
  4. #d1c9a1
  5. #eae7d5

Shades

#b8ab6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #a69a63
  3. #938958
  4. #81784d
  5. #6e6742
  6. #5c5637
  7. #4a442c
  8. #373321
  9. #252216
  10. #12110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8ab6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #bfb37d
  3. #c6bc8b
  4. #cdc49a
  5. #d4cda8
  6. #dcd5b7
  7. #e3ddc5
  8. #eae6d4
  9. #f1eee2
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8ab6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8ab6e
  2. #b2a770
  3. #ada272
  4. #a79e73
  5. #a29a75
  6. #9c9677
  7. #969179
  8. #918d7b
  9. #8b897c
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0ab96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baad70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3a39c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a96b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ac6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bea68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8ab6e {
  color: #b8ab6e;
}
Background
.bg-b8ab6e {
  background-color: #b8ab6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8ab6e {
  border: 2px solid #b8ab6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8ab6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 171 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 34% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8ab6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8ab6e, #a0b86e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8ab6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 171 110 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.53 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.77 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.95 #475491 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ecru
#b8ab6e  rgb(184, 171, 110)  hsl(49, 34%, 58%)  Ecru
#6e7bb8  rgb(110, 123, 184)  hsl(229, 34%, 58%)  Glaucous
#6eb8ab  rgb(110, 184, 171)  hsl(169, 34%, 58%)  Verdigris
#ab6eb8  rgb(171, 110, 184)  hsl(289, 34%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty