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#BAA372

#baa372 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#baa372 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.37% magenta, 38.71% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 40.83°, with 34.29% saturation and 58.82% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3785

Complementary

  1. #baa372
  2. #7289ba

Split complementary

  1. #baa372
  2. #72adba
  3. #7f72ba

Analogous

  1. #ba7f72
  2. #baa372
  3. #adba72

Triadic

  1. #baa372
  2. #72baa3
  3. #a372ba

Tetradic

  1. #baa372
  2. #89ba72
  3. #7289ba
  4. #a372ba

Square

  1. #baa372
  2. #72ba7f
  3. #7289ba
  4. #ba72ad

Monochromatic

  1. #635330
  2. #967e49
  3. #baa372
  4. #d3c5a5
  5. #ece6d9

Shades

#baa372 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baa372
  2. #a79367
  3. #95825b
  4. #827250
  5. #706244
  6. #5d5239
  7. #4a412e
  8. #383122
  9. #252117
  10. #13100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#baa372 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baa372
  2. #c1ac80
  3. #c8b58e
  4. #cfbf9c
  5. #d6c8aa
  6. #ddd1b9
  7. #e3dac7
  8. #eae3d5
  9. #f1ede3
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baa372 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baa372
  2. #b4a073
  3. #ae9c75
  4. #a99976
  5. #a39578
  6. #9d9279
  7. #978e7a
  8. #918b7c
  9. #8c877d
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aea494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea26f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a873 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c59b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3a270 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7a673 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19e89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baa372 {
  color: #baa372;
}
Background
.bg-baa372 {
  background-color: #baa372;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baa372 {
  border: 2px solid #baa372;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baa372;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 163 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 34% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baa372 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baa372, #adba72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baa372 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 163 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.64 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.87 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.72 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.29 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.31 #455c8d Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#baa372  rgb(186, 163, 114)  hsl(41, 34%, 59%)  Ecru
#7289ba  rgb(114, 137, 186)  hsl(221, 34%, 59%)  Glaucous
#72baa3  rgb(114, 186, 163)  hsl(161, 34%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a372ba  rgb(163, 114, 186)  hsl(281, 34%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty