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#BAA366

#baa366 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#baa366 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 63.92% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.37% magenta, 45.16% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 43.57°, with 37.84% saturation and 56.47% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3759

Complementary

  1. #baa366
  2. #667dba

Split complementary

  1. #baa366
  2. #66a7ba
  3. #7966ba

Analogous

  1. #ba7966
  2. #baa366
  3. #a7ba66

Triadic

  1. #baa366
  2. #66baa3
  3. #a366ba

Tetradic

  1. #baa366
  2. #7dba66
  3. #667dba
  4. #a366ba

Square

  1. #baa366
  2. #66ba79
  3. #667dba
  4. #ba66a7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4f2a
  2. #927c42
  3. #baa366
  4. #d2c39b
  5. #eae2cf

Shades

#baa366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baa366
  2. #a7935c
  3. #958252
  4. #827247
  5. #70623d
  6. #5d5233
  7. #4a4129
  8. #38311f
  9. #252114
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#baa366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baa366
  2. #c1ac75
  3. #c8b585
  4. #cfbf94
  5. #d6c8a3
  6. #ddd1b3
  7. #e3dac2
  8. #eae3d1
  9. #f1ede0
  10. #f8f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baa366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baa366
  2. #b4a069
  3. #ae9c6b
  4. #a9996e
  5. #a39570
  6. #9d9273
  7. #978e76
  8. #918b78
  9. #8c877b
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a161 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a868 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a263 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a667 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baa366 {
  color: #baa366;
}
Background
.bg-baa366 {
  background-color: #baa366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baa366 {
  border: 2px solid #baa366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baa366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 163 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 38% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baa366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baa366, #a7ba66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baa366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 163 102 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.93 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.19 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.75 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.69 #455c99 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#baa366  rgb(186, 163, 102)  hsl(44, 38%, 56%)  Ecru
#667dba  rgb(102, 125, 186)  hsl(224, 38%, 56%)  Glaucous
#66baa3  rgb(102, 186, 163)  hsl(164, 38%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a366ba  rgb(163, 102, 186)  hsl(284, 38%, 56%)  Amethyst