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#BDA35F

#bda35f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda35f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 63.92% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.76% magenta, 49.74% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 41.59% saturation and 55.69% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3784

Complementary

  1. #bda35f
  2. #5f79bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda35f
  2. #5fa8bd
  3. #745fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd745f
  2. #bda35f
  3. #a8bd5f

Triadic

  1. #bda35f
  2. #5fbda3
  3. #a35fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda35f
  2. #79bd5f
  3. #5f79bd
  4. #a35fbd

Square

  1. #bda35f
  2. #5fbd74
  3. #5f79bd
  4. #bd5fa8

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4e26
  2. #937b3d
  3. #bda35f
  4. #d3c295
  5. #eae1cb

Shades

#bda35f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda35f
  2. #aa9356
  3. #97824c
  4. #847243
  5. #716239
  6. #5f5230
  7. #4c4126
  8. #39311d
  9. #262113
  10. #13100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda35f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda35f
  2. #c4ac6f
  3. #cab57f
  4. #d1bf8f
  5. #d7c89f
  6. #ded1af
  7. #e5dabf
  8. #ebe3cf
  9. #f2eddf
  10. #f8f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda35f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda35f
  2. #b7a062
  3. #b19c66
  4. #ab9969
  5. #a5956c
  6. #9f9270
  7. #988e73
  8. #928b76
  9. #8c8779
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa48f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a961 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca9993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a25c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa660 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c59d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda35f {
  color: #bda35f;
}
Background
.bg-bda35f {
  background-color: #bda35f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda35f {
  border: 2px solid #bda35f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda35f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 163 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda35f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda35f, #a8bd5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda35f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 163 95 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.44 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.98 #425ca0 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bda35f  rgb(189, 163, 95)  hsl(43, 42%, 56%)  Ecru
#5f79bd  rgb(95, 121, 189)  hsl(223, 42%, 56%)  Glaucous
#5fbda3  rgb(95, 189, 163)  hsl(163, 42%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a35fbd  rgb(163, 95, 189)  hsl(283, 42%, 56%)  Amethyst