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#BCAB87

#bcab87 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcab87 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.06% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.04% magenta, 28.19% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 40.75°, with 28.34% saturation and 63.33% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.4157

Complementary

  1. #bcab87
  2. #8798bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcab87
  2. #87b2bc
  3. #9087bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9087
  2. #bcab87
  3. #b2bc87

Triadic

  1. #bcab87
  2. #87bcab
  3. #ab87bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcab87
  2. #98bc87
  3. #8798bc
  4. #ab87bc

Square

  1. #bcab87
  2. #87bc90
  3. #8798bc
  4. #bc87b2

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5e3d
  2. #9e8858
  3. #bcab87
  4. #d7cdb8
  5. #f3f0e9

Shades

#bcab87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcab87
  2. #a99a7a
  3. #96896c
  4. #84785f
  5. #716751
  6. #5e5644
  7. #4b4436
  8. #383329
  9. #26221b
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcab87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcab87
  2. #c3b393
  3. #c9bc9f
  4. #d0c4ab
  5. #d7cdb7
  6. #ded5c3
  7. #e4ddcf
  8. #ebe6db
  9. #f2eee7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcab87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcab87
  2. #b6a786
  3. #b0a286
  4. #aa9e85
  5. #a49a84
  6. #9e9684
  7. #989183
  8. #928d82
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ac9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4aa85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8af88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7aa86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baad88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcab87 {
  color: #bcab87;
}
Background
.bg-bcab87 {
  background-color: #bcab87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcab87 {
  border: 2px solid #bcab87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcab87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 171 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcab87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcab87, #b2bc87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcab87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 171 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.64 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.82 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.23 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.38 #435478 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcab87  rgb(188, 171, 135)  hsl(41, 28%, 63%)  Ecru
#8798bc  rgb(135, 152, 188)  hsl(221, 28%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#87bcab  rgb(135, 188, 171)  hsl(161, 28%, 63%)  Opal
#ab87bc  rgb(171, 135, 188)  hsl(281, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty