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#BCAD89

#bcad89 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcad89 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.98% magenta, 27.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 27.57% saturation and 63.73% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.4238

Complementary

  1. #bcad89
  2. #8998bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcad89
  2. #89b2bc
  3. #9489bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9489
  2. #bcad89
  3. #b2bc89

Triadic

  1. #bcad89
  2. #89bcad
  3. #ad89bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcad89
  2. #98bc89
  3. #8998bc
  4. #ad89bc

Square

  1. #bcad89
  2. #89bc94
  3. #8998bc
  4. #bc89b2

Monochromatic

  1. #6e603e
  2. #9f8a5a
  3. #bcad89
  4. #d8cfba
  5. #f3f1eb

Shades

#bcad89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcad89
  2. #a99c7b
  3. #968a6e
  4. #847960
  5. #716852
  6. #5e5745
  7. #4b4537
  8. #383429
  9. #26231b
  10. #13110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcad89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcad89
  2. #c3b595
  3. #c9bda1
  4. #d0c6ac
  5. #d7ceb8
  6. #ded6c4
  7. #e4ded0
  8. #ebe6dc
  9. #f2efe7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcad89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcad89
  2. #b6a988
  3. #b0a487
  4. #aaa086
  5. #a49b85
  6. #9e9785
  7. #989284
  8. #928e83
  9. #8c8982
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4aea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ac87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b08a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4a7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8ac88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baaf8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1a999 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcad89 {
  color: #bcad89;
}
Background
.bg-bcad89 {
  background-color: #bcad89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcad89 {
  border: 2px solid #bcad89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcad89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 173 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcad89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcad89, #b2bc89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcad89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 173 137 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.87 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.95 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.13 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.63 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.24 #435276 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcad89  rgb(188, 173, 137)  hsl(42, 28%, 64%)  Ecru
#8998bc  rgb(137, 152, 188)  hsl(222, 28%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#89bcad  rgb(137, 188, 173)  hsl(162, 28%, 64%)  Opal
#ad89bc  rgb(173, 137, 188)  hsl(282, 28%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty