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#BCAF87

#bcaf87 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcaf87 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 68.63% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 28.19% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 45.28°, with 28.34% saturation and 63.33% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.431

Complementary

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #8794bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #87aebc
  3. #9487bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9487
  2. #bcaf87
  3. #aebc87

Triadic

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #87bcaf
  3. #af87bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #94bc87
  3. #8794bc
  4. #af87bc

Square

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #87bc94
  3. #8794bc
  4. #bc87ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6d613d
  2. #9e8d58
  3. #bcaf87
  4. #d7d0b8
  5. #f3f0e9

Shades

#bcaf87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #a99e7a
  3. #968c6c
  4. #847b5f
  5. #716951
  6. #5e5844
  7. #4b4636
  8. #383529
  9. #26231b
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaf87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #c3b793
  3. #c9bf9f
  4. #d0c7ab
  5. #d7cfb7
  6. #ded7c3
  7. #e4dfcf
  8. #ebe7db
  9. #f2efe7
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaf87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaf87
  2. #b6aa86
  3. #b0a686
  4. #aaa185
  5. #a49c84
  6. #9e9884
  7. #989383
  8. #928e82
  9. #8c8981
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5afa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ad84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a9a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ae85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1ab99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaf87 {
  color: #bcaf87;
}
Background
.bg-bcaf87 {
  background-color: #bcaf87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaf87 {
  border: 2px solid #bcaf87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaf87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 175 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaf87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaf87, #aebc87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaf87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 175 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.39 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.36 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.06 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.15 #435078 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcaf87  rgb(188, 175, 135)  hsl(45, 28%, 63%)  Ecru
#8794bc  rgb(135, 148, 188)  hsl(225, 28%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#87bcaf  rgb(135, 188, 175)  hsl(165, 28%, 63%)  Opal
#af87bc  rgb(175, 135, 188)  hsl(285, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty