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#BCA57D

#bca57d ≈ Ecru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bca57d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 64.71% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.23% magenta, 33.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 38.1°, with 31.98% saturation and 61.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.3908

Complementary

  1. #bca57d
  2. #7d94bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca57d
  2. #7db3bc
  3. #857dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc857d
  2. #bca57d
  3. #b3bc7d

Triadic

  1. #bca57d
  2. #7dbca5
  3. #a57dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca57d
  2. #94bc7d
  3. #7d94bc
  4. #a57dbc

Square

  1. #bca57d
  2. #7dbc85
  3. #7d94bc
  4. #bc7db3

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5736
  2. #9c8050
  3. #bca57d
  4. #d6c8af
  5. #f0ebe2

Shades

#bca57d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca57d
  2. #a99571
  3. #968464
  4. #847458
  5. #71634b
  6. #5e533f
  7. #4b4232
  8. #383226
  9. #262119
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca57d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca57d
  2. #c3ae8a
  3. #c9b797
  4. #d0c0a4
  5. #d7c9b1
  6. #ded2be
  7. #e4dbcb
  8. #ebe4d8
  9. #f2ede5
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca57d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca57d
  2. #b6a17d
  3. #b09e7e
  4. #aa9a7e
  5. #a4967e
  6. #9e937f
  7. #988f7f
  8. #928b7f
  9. #8c877f
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa57a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5aa7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69e9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a57b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8a87e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2a190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca57d {
  color: #bca57d;
}
Background
.bg-bca57d {
  background-color: #bca57d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca57d {
  border: 2px solid #bca57d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca57d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 165 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca57d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca57d, #b3bc7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca57d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 165 125 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.25 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.66 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.55 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.82 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 10.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.91 #435a82 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bca57d  rgb(188, 165, 125)  hsl(38, 32%, 61%)  Ecru
#7d94bc  rgb(125, 148, 188)  hsl(218, 32%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#7dbca5  rgb(125, 188, 165)  hsl(158, 32%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a57dbc  rgb(165, 125, 188)  hsl(278, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty