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#BAAD8A

#baad8a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#baad8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 67.84% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.99% magenta, 25.81% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 43.75°, with 25.81% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.4216

Complementary

  1. #baad8a
  2. #8a97ba

Split complementary

  1. #baad8a
  2. #8aafba
  3. #958aba

Analogous

  1. #ba958a
  2. #baad8a
  3. #afba8a

Triadic

  1. #baad8a
  2. #8abaad
  3. #ad8aba

Tetradic

  1. #baad8a
  2. #97ba8a
  3. #8a97ba
  4. #ad8aba

Square

  1. #baad8a
  2. #8aba95
  3. #8a97ba
  4. #ba8aaf

Monochromatic

  1. #6c603f
  2. #9c8a5c
  3. #baad8a
  4. #d6cfba
  5. #f3f0ea

Shades

#baad8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #baad8a
  2. #a79c7c
  3. #958a6e
  4. #827961
  5. #706853
  6. #5d5745
  7. #4a4537
  8. #383429
  9. #25231c
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#baad8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #baad8a
  2. #c1b596
  3. #c8bda1
  4. #cfc6ad
  5. #d6ceb9
  6. #ddd6c5
  7. #e3ded0
  8. #eae6dc
  9. #f1efe8
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#baad8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #baad8a
  2. #b4a989
  3. #aea488
  4. #a9a087
  5. #a39b86
  6. #9d9785
  7. #979284
  8. #918e83
  9. #8c8982
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ada1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ac88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8af8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2a7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ac89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9ae8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfaa9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-baad8a {
  color: #baad8a;
}
Background
.bg-baad8a {
  background-color: #baad8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-baad8a {
  border: 2px solid #baad8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #baad8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 173 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 26% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-baad8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #baad8a, #afba8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-baad8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 173 138 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.13 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.90 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.78 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.49 #455275 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#baad8a  rgb(186, 173, 138)  hsl(44, 26%, 64%)  Ecru
#8a97ba  rgb(138, 151, 186)  hsl(224, 26%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#8abaad  rgb(138, 186, 173)  hsl(164, 26%, 64%)  Opal
#ad8aba  rgb(173, 138, 186)  hsl(284, 26%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty