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#BCAC84

#bcac84 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcac84 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.45% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 29.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 29.47% saturation and 62.75% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.4186

Complementary

  1. #bcac84
  2. #8494bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcac84
  2. #84b0bc
  3. #9084bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9084
  2. #bcac84
  3. #b0bc84

Triadic

  1. #bcac84
  2. #84bcac
  3. #ac84bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcac84
  2. #94bc84
  3. #8494bc
  4. #ac84bc

Square

  1. #bcac84
  2. #84bc90
  3. #8494bc
  4. #bc84b0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5e3b
  2. #9e8956
  3. #bcac84
  4. #d7cdb6
  5. #f2efe7

Shades

#bcac84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcac84
  2. #a99b77
  3. #968a6a
  4. #84785c
  5. #71674f
  6. #5e5642
  7. #4b4535
  8. #383428
  9. #26221a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcac84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcac84
  2. #c3b490
  3. #c9bd9d
  4. #d0c5a9
  5. #d7cdb5
  6. #ded6c2
  7. #e4dece
  8. #ebe6da
  9. #f2eee6
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcac84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcac84
  2. #b6a884
  3. #b0a383
  4. #aa9f83
  5. #a49a82
  6. #9e9682
  7. #989282
  8. #928d81
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ad9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ab81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9af85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ab82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baae85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcac84 {
  color: #bcac84;
}
Background
.bg-bcac84 {
  background-color: #bcac84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcac84 {
  border: 2px solid #bcac84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcac84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 172 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcac84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcac84, #b0bc84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcac84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 172 132 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.70 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.10 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.37 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.23 #43537b Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcac84  rgb(188, 172, 132)  hsl(43, 29%, 63%)  Ecru
#8494bc  rgb(132, 148, 188)  hsl(223, 29%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#84bcac  rgb(132, 188, 172)  hsl(163, 29%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac84bc  rgb(172, 132, 188)  hsl(283, 29%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty