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#B8B478

#b8b478 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b8b478 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 70.59% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.17% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 31.07% saturation and 59.61% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4419

Complementary

  1. #b8b478
  2. #787cb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8b478
  2. #789cb8
  3. #9478b8

Analogous

  1. #b89478
  2. #b8b478
  3. #9cb878

Triadic

  1. #b8b478
  2. #78b8b4
  3. #b478b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8b478
  2. #7cb878
  3. #787cb8
  4. #b478b8

Square

  1. #b8b478
  2. #78b894
  3. #787cb8
  4. #b8789c

Monochromatic

  1. #636034
  2. #95914e
  3. #b8b478
  4. #d2d0aa
  5. #edecdc

Shades

#b8b478 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8b478
  2. #a6a26c
  3. #939060
  4. #817e54
  5. #6e6c48
  6. #5c5a3c
  7. #4a4830
  8. #373624
  9. #252418
  10. #12120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8b478 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8b478
  2. #bfbc86
  3. #c6c393
  4. #cdcba1
  5. #d4d2ae
  6. #dcdabc
  7. #e3e1c9
  8. #eae9d7
  9. #f1f0e4
  10. #f8f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8b478 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8b478
  2. #b2af79
  3. #adaa7a
  4. #a7a47a
  5. #a29f7b
  6. #9c9a7c
  7. #96957d
  8. #91907e
  9. #8b8a7e
  10. #86857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb074 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b37a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1aca5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb175 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb379 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8b478 {
  color: #b8b478;
}
Background
.bg-b8b478 {
  background-color: #b8b478;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8b478 {
  border: 2px solid #b8b478;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8b478;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 180 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 31% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8b478 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b478, #9cb878);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8b478 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 180 120 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.25 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.51 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.58 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.76 #474b87 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#b8b478  rgb(184, 180, 120)  hsl(56, 31%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#787cb8  rgb(120, 124, 184)  hsl(236, 31%, 60%)  Glaucous
#78b8b4  rgb(120, 184, 180)  hsl(176, 31%, 60%)  Verdigris
#b478b8  rgb(180, 120, 184)  hsl(296, 31%, 60%)  Sky Magenta