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#BCAB77

#bcab77 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcab77 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.06% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.04% magenta, 36.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.22°, with 33.99% saturation and 60.2% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4115

Complementary

  1. #bcab77
  2. #7788bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcab77
  2. #77abbc
  3. #8977bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8977
  2. #bcab77
  3. #abbc77

Triadic

  1. #bcab77
  2. #77bcab
  3. #ab77bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcab77
  2. #88bc77
  3. #7788bc
  4. #ab77bc

Square

  1. #bcab77
  2. #77bc89
  3. #7788bc
  4. #bc77ab

Monochromatic

  1. #675a33
  2. #9a874c
  3. #bcab77
  4. #d5cbaa
  5. #efeade

Shades

#bcab77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcab77
  2. #a99a6b
  3. #96895f
  4. #847853
  5. #716747
  6. #5e563c
  7. #4b4430
  8. #383324
  9. #262218
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcab77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcab77
  2. #c3b385
  3. #c9bc92
  4. #d0c4a0
  5. #d7cdad
  6. #ded5bb
  7. #e4ddc9
  8. #ebe6d6
  9. #f2eee4
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcab77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcab77
  2. #b6a778
  3. #b0a279
  4. #aa9e7a
  5. #a49a7b
  6. #9e967c
  7. #98917c
  8. #928d7d
  9. #8c897e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ab99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a973 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baae79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a39e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8aa75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbad78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2a690 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcab77 {
  color: #bcab77;
}
Background
.bg-bcab77 {
  background-color: #bcab77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcab77 {
  border: 2px solid #bcab77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcab77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 171 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcab77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcab77, #abbc77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcab77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 171 119 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.58 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.44 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.69 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.78 #435488 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcab77  rgb(188, 171, 119)  hsl(45, 34%, 60%)  Ecru
#7788bc  rgb(119, 136, 188)  hsl(225, 34%, 60%)  Glaucous
#77bcab  rgb(119, 188, 171)  hsl(165, 34%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab77bc  rgb(171, 119, 188)  hsl(285, 34%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty