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#BCB192

#bcb192 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcb192 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.41% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 22.34% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 44.29°, with 23.86% saturation and 65.49% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.4421

Complementary

  1. #bcb192
  2. #929dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb192
  2. #92b2bc
  3. #9c92bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9c92
  2. #bcb192
  3. #b2bc92

Triadic

  1. #bcb192
  2. #92bcb1
  3. #b192bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb192
  2. #9dbc92
  3. #929dbc
  4. #b192bc

Square

  1. #bcb192
  2. #92bc9c
  3. #929dbc
  4. #bc92b2

Monochromatic

  1. #706545
  2. #9f8f63
  3. #bcb192
  4. #d9d3c1
  5. #f6f5f1

Shades

#bcb192 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb192
  2. #a99f83
  3. #968e75
  4. #847c66
  5. #716a58
  6. #5e5949
  7. #4b473a
  8. #38352c
  9. #26231d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb192 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb192
  2. #c3b99d
  3. #c9c1a8
  4. #d0c8b3
  5. #d7d0be
  6. #ded8c9
  7. #e4e0d3
  8. #ebe8de
  9. #f2efe9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb192 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb192
  2. #b6ac90
  3. #b0a78e
  4. #aaa28d
  5. #a49d8b
  6. #9e9989
  7. #989487
  8. #928f85
  9. #8c8a84
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b090 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3aca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab091 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb293 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0aea0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb192 {
  color: #bcb192;
}
Background
.bg-bcb192 {
  background-color: #bcb192;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb192 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb192;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb192;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 177 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb192 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb192, #b2bc92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb192 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 177 146 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.17 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.37 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.60 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.20 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.58 #434e6d Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcb192  rgb(188, 177, 146)  hsl(44, 24%, 65%)  Ecru
#929dbc  rgb(146, 157, 188)  hsl(224, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#92bcb1  rgb(146, 188, 177)  hsl(164, 24%, 65%)  Opal
#b192bc  rgb(177, 146, 188)  hsl(284, 24%, 65%)  Lilac