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#BEB191

#beb191 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#beb191 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 69.41% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.84% magenta, 23.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 25.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.4444

Complementary

  1. #beb191
  2. #919ebe

Split complementary

  1. #beb191
  2. #91b5be
  3. #9b91be

Analogous

  1. #be9b91
  2. #beb191
  3. #b5be91

Triadic

  1. #beb191
  2. #91beb1
  3. #b191be

Tetradic

  1. #beb191
  2. #9ebe91
  3. #919ebe
  4. #b191be

Square

  1. #beb191
  2. #91be9b
  3. #919ebe
  4. #be91b5

Monochromatic

  1. #726544
  2. #a28f61
  3. #beb191
  4. #dad3c1
  5. #f7f5f1

Shades

#beb191 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beb191
  2. #ab9f83
  3. #988e74
  4. #857c66
  5. #726a57
  6. #5f5949
  7. #4c473a
  8. #39352c
  9. #26231d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#beb191 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beb191
  2. #c5b99c
  3. #cbc1a7
  4. #d2c8b2
  5. #d8d0bd
  6. #dfd8c8
  7. #e5e0d3
  8. #ece8de
  9. #f2efe9
  10. #f9f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beb191 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beb191
  2. #b8ac8f
  3. #b2a78e
  4. #aba28c
  5. #a59d8a
  6. #9f9989
  7. #999487
  8. #938f85
  9. #8c8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b08f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb392 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb292 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ae9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beb191 {
  color: #beb191;
}
Background
.bg-beb191 {
  background-color: #beb191;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beb191 {
  border: 2px solid #beb191;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beb191;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 177 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 26% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beb191 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beb191, #b5be91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beb191 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 177 145 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.82 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.93 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.51 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.09 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.54 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.59 #414e6e Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#beb191  rgb(190, 177, 145)  hsl(43, 26%, 66%)  Ecru
#919ebe  rgb(145, 158, 190)  hsl(223, 26%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#91beb1  rgb(145, 190, 177)  hsl(163, 26%, 66%)  Opal
#b191be  rgb(177, 145, 190)  hsl(283, 26%, 66%)  Lilac