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#BCAF70

#bcaf70 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcaf70 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 68.63% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 40.43% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.74°, with 36.19% saturation and 58.82% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4252

Complementary

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #707dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #70a3bc
  3. #8970bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8970
  2. #bcaf70
  3. #a3bc70

Triadic

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #70bcaf
  3. #af70bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #7dbc70
  3. #707dbc
  4. #af70bc

Square

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #70bc89
  3. #707dbc
  4. #bc70a3

Monochromatic

  1. #645b2f
  2. #988a47
  3. #bcaf70
  4. #d4cca4
  5. #ede9d8

Shades

#bcaf70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #a99e65
  3. #968c5a
  4. #847b4e
  5. #716943
  6. #5e5838
  7. #4b462d
  8. #383522
  9. #262316
  10. #13120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaf70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #c3b77e
  3. #c9bf8d
  4. #d0c79b
  5. #d7cfa9
  6. #ded7b8
  7. #e4dfc6
  8. #ebe7d4
  9. #f2efe2
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaf70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaf70
  2. #b6aa72
  3. #b0a673
  4. #aaa175
  5. #a49c76
  6. #9e9878
  7. #98937a
  8. #928e7b
  9. #8c897d
  10. #86857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4af99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbac6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb072 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7a69f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbad6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb071 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3aa8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaf70 {
  color: #bcaf70;
}
Background
.bg-bcaf70 {
  background-color: #bcaf70;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaf70 {
  border: 2px solid #bcaf70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaf70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 175 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaf70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaf70, #a3bc70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaf70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 175 112 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.13 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.36 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.47 #43508f Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcaf70  rgb(188, 175, 112)  hsl(50, 36%, 59%)  Ecru
#707dbc  rgb(112, 125, 188)  hsl(230, 36%, 59%)  Glaucous
#70bcaf  rgb(112, 188, 175)  hsl(170, 36%, 59%)  Verdigris
#af70bc  rgb(175, 112, 188)  hsl(290, 36%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty