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#BCAC88

#bcac88 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcac88 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 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.51% magenta, 27.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 27.96% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.4197

Complementary

  1. #bcac88
  2. #8898bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcac88
  2. #88b2bc
  3. #9288bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9288
  2. #bcac88
  3. #b2bc88

Triadic

  1. #bcac88
  2. #88bcac
  3. #ac88bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcac88
  2. #98bc88
  3. #8898bc
  4. #ac88bc

Square

  1. #bcac88
  2. #88bc92
  3. #8898bc
  4. #bc88b2

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5f3e
  2. #9e8959
  3. #bcac88
  4. #d8ceb9
  5. #f3f0ea

Shades

#bcac88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcac88
  2. #a99b7a
  3. #968a6d
  4. #84785f
  5. #716752
  6. #5e5644
  7. #4b4536
  8. #383429
  9. #26221b
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcac88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcac88
  2. #c3b494
  3. #c9bda0
  4. #d0c5ac
  5. #d7cdb8
  6. #ded6c4
  7. #e4decf
  8. #ebe6db
  9. #f2eee7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcac88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcac88
  2. #b6a887
  3. #b0a386
  4. #aa9f86
  5. #a49a85
  6. #9e9684
  7. #989283
  8. #928d82
  9. #8c8982
  10. #868481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ada0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ab86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9af89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ab87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baae89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcac88 {
  color: #bcac88;
}
Background
.bg-bcac88 {
  background-color: #bcac88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcac88 {
  border: 2px solid #bcac88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcac88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 172 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcac88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcac88, #b2bc88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcac88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 172 136 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.03 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.87 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.38 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.42 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.30 #435377 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcac88  rgb(188, 172, 136)  hsl(42, 28%, 64%)  Ecru
#8898bc  rgb(136, 152, 188)  hsl(222, 28%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#88bcac  rgb(136, 188, 172)  hsl(162, 28%, 64%)  Opal
#ac88bc  rgb(172, 136, 188)  hsl(282, 28%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty