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#BCA97B

#bca97b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bca97b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 66.27% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.11% magenta, 34.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.46°, with 32.66% saturation and 60.98% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.405

Complementary

  1. #bca97b
  2. #7b8ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bca97b
  2. #7baebc
  3. #887bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc887b
  2. #bca97b
  3. #aebc7b

Triadic

  1. #bca97b
  2. #7bbca9
  3. #a97bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca97b
  2. #8ebc7b
  3. #7b8ebc
  4. #a97bbc

Square

  1. #bca97b
  2. #7bbc88
  3. #7b8ebc
  4. #bc7bae

Monochromatic

  1. #695a35
  2. #9c854f
  3. #bca97b
  4. #d6caae
  5. #f0ebe0

Shades

#bca97b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca97b
  2. #a9986f
  3. #968762
  4. #847656
  5. #71654a
  6. #5e553e
  7. #4b4431
  8. #383325
  9. #262219
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca97b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca97b
  2. #c3b288
  3. #c9ba95
  4. #d0c3a3
  5. #d7cbb0
  6. #ded4bd
  7. #e4ddca
  8. #ebe5d7
  9. #f2eee5
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca97b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca97b
  2. #b6a57c
  3. #b0a17c
  4. #aa9d7d
  5. #a4997d
  6. #9e957e
  7. #98907e
  8. #928c7f
  9. #8c887f
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a878 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ad7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a879 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baab7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2a591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca97b {
  color: #bca97b;
}
Background
.bg-bca97b {
  background-color: #bca97b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca97b {
  border: 2px solid #bca97b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca97b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 169 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca97b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca97b, #aebc7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca97b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 169 123 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.81 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.15 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.47 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.55 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.01 #435684 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ecru
#bca97b  rgb(188, 169, 123)  hsl(42, 33%, 61%)  Ecru
#7b8ebc  rgb(123, 142, 188)  hsl(222, 33%, 61%)  Glaucous
#7bbca9  rgb(123, 188, 169)  hsl(162, 33%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a97bbc  rgb(169, 123, 188)  hsl(282, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty