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#BCB079

#bcb079 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcb079 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 35.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.25°, with 33.33% saturation and 60.59% 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 2.12.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4312

Complementary

  1. #bcb079
  2. #7985bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb079
  2. #79a7bc
  3. #8f79bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8f79
  2. #bcb079
  3. #a7bc79

Triadic

  1. #bcb079
  2. #79bcb0
  3. #b079bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb079
  2. #85bc79
  3. #7985bc
  4. #b079bc

Square

  1. #bcb079
  2. #79bc8f
  3. #7985bc
  4. #bc79a7

Monochromatic

  1. #685f34
  2. #9b8d4e
  3. #bcb079
  4. #d6ceac
  5. #efecdf

Shades

#bcb079 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb079
  2. #a99e6d
  3. #968d61
  4. #847b55
  5. #716a49
  6. #5e583d
  7. #4b4630
  8. #383524
  9. #262318
  10. #13120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb079 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb079
  2. #c3b886
  3. #c9c094
  4. #d0c8a1
  5. #d7d0af
  6. #ded8bc
  7. #e4dfc9
  8. #ebe7d7
  9. #f2efe4
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb079 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb079
  2. #b6ab7a
  3. #b0a67a
  4. #aaa27b
  5. #a49d7c
  6. #9e987d
  7. #98937d
  8. #928e7e
  9. #8c8a7f
  10. #86857f
  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 #b5b09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbad75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb17b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbae77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb17a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ab93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb079 {
  color: #bcb079;
}
Background
.bg-bcb079 {
  background-color: #bcb079;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb079 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb079;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb079;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb079 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb079, #a7bc79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb079 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 121 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.12 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.49 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.65 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.90 #434f86 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcb079  rgb(188, 176, 121)  hsl(49, 33%, 61%)  Ecru
#7985bc  rgb(121, 133, 188)  hsl(229, 33%, 61%)  Glaucous
#79bcb0  rgb(121, 188, 176)  hsl(169, 33%, 61%)  Verdigris
#b079bc  rgb(176, 121, 188)  hsl(289, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty