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#BCAD86

#bcad86 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcad86 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.84% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 28.72% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 43.33°, with 28.72% saturation and 63.14% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.423

Complementary

  1. #bcad86
  2. #8695bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcad86
  2. #86b0bc
  3. #9286bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9286
  2. #bcad86
  3. #b0bc86

Triadic

  1. #bcad86
  2. #86bcad
  3. #ad86bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcad86
  2. #95bc86
  3. #8695bc
  4. #ad86bc

Square

  1. #bcad86
  2. #86bc92
  3. #8695bc
  4. #bc86b0

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5f3c
  2. #9e8a58
  3. #bcad86
  4. #d7ceb7
  5. #f3f0e8

Shades

#bcad86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcad86
  2. #a99c79
  3. #968a6b
  4. #84795e
  5. #716850
  6. #5e5743
  7. #4b4536
  8. #383428
  9. #26231b
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcad86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcad86
  2. #c3b592
  3. #c9bd9e
  4. #d0c6aa
  5. #d7ceb6
  6. #ded6c3
  7. #e4decf
  8. #ebe6db
  9. #f2efe7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcad86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcad86
  2. #b6a985
  3. #b0a485
  4. #aaa084
  5. #a49b84
  6. #9e9783
  7. #989282
  8. #928e82
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ab83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab087 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a7a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ac84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbaf87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcad86 {
  color: #bcad86;
}
Background
.bg-bcad86 {
  background-color: #bcad86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcad86 {
  border: 2px solid #bcad86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcad86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 173 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcad86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcad86, #b0bc86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcad86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 173 134 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.08 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.41 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.28 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.99 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.44 #435279 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcad86  rgb(188, 173, 134)  hsl(43, 29%, 63%)  Ecru
#8695bc  rgb(134, 149, 188)  hsl(223, 29%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#86bcad  rgb(134, 188, 173)  hsl(163, 29%, 63%)  Opal
#ad86bc  rgb(173, 134, 188)  hsl(283, 29%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty