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#BCA76C

#bca76c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bca76c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 65.49% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.17% magenta, 42.55% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.25°, with 37.38% saturation and 58.04% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.3941

Complementary

  1. #bca76c
  2. #6c81bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca76c
  2. #6ca9bc
  3. #7f6cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc7f6c
  2. #bca76c
  3. #a9bc6c

Triadic

  1. #bca76c
  2. #6cbca7
  3. #a76cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca76c
  2. #81bc6c
  3. #6c81bc
  4. #a76cbc

Square

  1. #bca76c
  2. #6cbc7f
  3. #6c81bc
  4. #bc6ca9

Monochromatic

  1. #62542d
  2. #978145
  3. #bca76c
  4. #d4c6a1
  5. #ece6d5

Shades

#bca76c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca76c
  2. #a99661
  3. #968656
  4. #84754c
  5. #716441
  6. #5e5436
  7. #4b432b
  8. #383220
  9. #262116
  10. #13110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca76c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca76c
  2. #c3b07b
  3. #c9b989
  4. #d0c198
  5. #d7caa7
  6. #ded3b6
  7. #e4dcc4
  8. #ebe5d3
  9. #f2ede2
  10. #f8f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca76c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca76c
  2. #b6a36e
  3. #b09f70
  4. #aa9b72
  5. #a49774
  6. #9e9476
  7. #989078
  8. #928c7a
  9. #8c887c
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a568 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ab6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c89e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a669 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa96d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3a289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca76c {
  color: #bca76c;
}
Background
.bg-bca76c {
  background-color: #bca76c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca76c {
  border: 2px solid #bca76c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca76c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 167 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 37% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca76c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca76c, #a9bc6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca76c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 167 108 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.87 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.42 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.49 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.89 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.91 #435893 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bca76c  rgb(188, 167, 108)  hsl(44, 37%, 58%)  Ecru
#6c81bc  rgb(108, 129, 188)  hsl(224, 37%, 58%)  Glaucous
#6cbca7  rgb(108, 188, 167)  hsl(164, 37%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a76cbc  rgb(167, 108, 188)  hsl(284, 37%, 58%)  Amethyst