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#BCAF91

#bcaf91 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcaf91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 22.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.86°, with 24.29% saturation and 65.29% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.434

Complementary

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #919ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #91b3bc
  3. #9991bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9991
  2. #bcaf91
  3. #b3bc91

Triadic

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #91bcaf
  3. #af91bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #9ebc91
  3. #919ebc
  4. #af91bc

Square

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #91bc99
  3. #919ebc
  4. #bc91b3

Monochromatic

  1. #706344
  2. #9f8c61
  3. #bcaf91
  4. #d9d2c1
  5. #f6f4f0

Shades

#bcaf91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #a99e83
  3. #968c74
  4. #847b66
  5. #716957
  6. #5e5849
  7. #4b463a
  8. #38352c
  9. #26231d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaf91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #c3b79c
  3. #c9bfa7
  4. #d0c7b2
  5. #d7cfbd
  6. #ded7c8
  7. #e4dfd3
  8. #ebe7de
  9. #f2efe9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaf91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #b6aa8f
  3. #b0a68e
  4. #aaa18c
  5. #a49c8a
  6. #9e9889
  7. #989387
  8. #928e85
  9. #8c8983
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ae8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab292 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3aaa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9ae90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb192 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0ac9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaf91 {
  color: #bcaf91;
}
Background
.bg-bcaf91 {
  background-color: #bcaf91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaf91 {
  border: 2px solid #bcaf91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaf91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 175 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaf91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaf91, #b3bc91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaf91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 175 145 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.47 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.61 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.70 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.42 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.19 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.81 #43506e Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcaf91  rgb(188, 175, 145)  hsl(42, 24%, 65%)  Ecru
#919ebc  rgb(145, 158, 188)  hsl(222, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#91bcaf  rgb(145, 188, 175)  hsl(162, 24%, 65%)  Opal
#af91bc  rgb(175, 145, 188)  hsl(282, 24%, 65%)  Lilac