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#BDA25E

#bda25e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda25e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.53% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 50.26% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.95°, with 41.85% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.41.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3747

Complementary

  1. #bda25e
  2. #5e79bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda25e
  2. #5ea8bd
  3. #735ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd735e
  2. #bda25e
  3. #a8bd5e

Triadic

  1. #bda25e
  2. #5ebda2
  3. #a25ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bda25e
  2. #79bd5e
  3. #5e79bd
  4. #a25ebd

Square

  1. #bda25e
  2. #5ebd73
  3. #5e79bd
  4. #bd5ea8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4d26
  2. #927a3c
  3. #bda25e
  4. #d3c194
  5. #e9e1cb

Shades

#bda25e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda25e
  2. #aa9255
  3. #97824b
  4. #847142
  5. #716138
  6. #5f512f
  7. #4c4126
  8. #39311c
  9. #262013
  10. #131009
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda25e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda25e
  2. #c4ab6e
  3. #cab57e
  4. #d1be8e
  5. #d7c79e
  6. #ded1af
  7. #e5dabf
  8. #ebe3cf
  9. #f2ecdf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda25e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda25e
  2. #b79f61
  3. #b19b65
  4. #ab9868
  5. #a5946c
  6. #9f916f
  7. #988e72
  8. #928a76
  9. #8c8779
  10. #86837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa48e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a058 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a860 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a15b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9a65f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59c80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda25e {
  color: #bda25e;
}
Background
.bg-bda25e {
  background-color: #bda25e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda25e {
  border: 2px solid #bda25e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda25e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 162 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 42% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda25e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda25e, #a8bd5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda25e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 162 94 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.65 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.37 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.12 #425da1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bda25e  rgb(189, 162, 94)  hsl(43, 42%, 55%)  Ecru
#5e79bd  rgb(94, 121, 189)  hsl(223, 42%, 55%)  Glaucous
#5ebda2  rgb(94, 189, 162)  hsl(163, 42%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a25ebd  rgb(162, 94, 189)  hsl(283, 42%, 55%)  Amethyst