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#BCA368

#bca368 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bca368 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 63.92% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.3% magenta, 44.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.14°, with 38.53% saturation and 57.25% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3789

Complementary

  1. #bca368
  2. #6881bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca368
  2. #68abbc
  3. #7968bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7968
  2. #bca368
  3. #abbc68

Triadic

  1. #bca368
  2. #68bca3
  3. #a368bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca368
  2. #81bc68
  3. #6881bc
  4. #a368bc

Square

  1. #bca368
  2. #68bc79
  3. #6881bc
  4. #bc68ab

Monochromatic

  1. #60502b
  2. #957d42
  3. #bca368
  4. #d4c39d
  5. #ebe4d2

Shades

#bca368 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca368
  2. #a9935e
  3. #968253
  4. #847249
  5. #71623e
  6. #5e5234
  7. #4b412a
  8. #38311f
  9. #262115
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca368 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca368
  2. #c3ac77
  3. #c9b586
  4. #d0bf95
  5. #d7c8a4
  6. #ded1b4
  7. #e4dac3
  8. #ebe3d2
  9. #f2ede1
  10. #f8f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca368 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca368
  2. #b6a06a
  3. #b09c6d
  4. #aa996f
  5. #a49572
  6. #9e9274
  7. #988e76
  8. #928b79
  9. #8c877b
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a263 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a86a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a669 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c39e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca368 {
  color: #bca368;
}
Background
.bg-bca368 {
  background-color: #bca368;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca368 {
  border: 2px solid #bca368;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca368;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 163 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca368 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca368, #abbc68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca368 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 163 104 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.15 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.47 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.39 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.66 #435c97 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bca368  rgb(188, 163, 104)  hsl(42, 39%, 57%)  Ecru
#6881bc  rgb(104, 129, 188)  hsl(222, 39%, 57%)  Glaucous
#68bca3  rgb(104, 188, 163)  hsl(162, 39%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a368bc  rgb(163, 104, 188)  hsl(282, 39%, 57%)  Amethyst