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#BDA96D

#bda96d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda96d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 66.27% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 42.33% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 37.74% saturation and 58.43% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.403

Complementary

  1. #bda96d
  2. #6d81bd

Split complementary

  1. #bda96d
  2. #6da9bd
  3. #816dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd816d
  2. #bda96d
  3. #a9bd6d

Triadic

  1. #bda96d
  2. #6dbda9
  3. #a96dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bda96d
  2. #81bd6d
  3. #6d81bd
  4. #a96dbd

Square

  1. #bda96d
  2. #6dbd81
  3. #6d81bd
  4. #bd6da9

Monochromatic

  1. #64562d
  2. #998445
  3. #bda96d
  4. #d5c8a2
  5. #ede7d6

Shades

#bda96d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda96d
  2. #aa9862
  3. #978757
  4. #84764c
  5. #716541
  6. #5f5537
  7. #4c442c
  8. #393321
  9. #262216
  10. #13110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda96d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda96d
  2. #c4b27c
  3. #caba8a
  4. #d1c399
  5. #d7cba7
  6. #ded4b6
  7. #e5ddc5
  8. #ebe5d3
  9. #f2eee2
  10. #f8f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda96d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda96d
  2. #b7a56f
  3. #b1a171
  4. #ab9d73
  5. #a59975
  6. #9f9577
  7. #989078
  8. #928c7a
  9. #8c887c
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a768 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baad6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a86a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbab6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda96d {
  color: #bda96d;
}
Background
.bg-bda96d {
  background-color: #bda96d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda96d {
  border: 2px solid #bda96d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda96d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 169 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda96d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda96d, #a9bd6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda96d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 169 109 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.25 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.21 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.97 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.49 #425692 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ecru
#bda96d  rgb(189, 169, 109)  hsl(45, 38%, 58%)  Ecru
#6d81bd  rgb(109, 129, 189)  hsl(225, 38%, 58%)  Glaucous
#6dbda9  rgb(109, 189, 169)  hsl(165, 38%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a96dbd  rgb(169, 109, 189)  hsl(285, 38%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty