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#BDA978

#bda978 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bda978 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 36.51% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.61°, with 34.33% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4055

Complementary

  1. #bda978
  2. #788cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bda978
  2. #78afbd
  3. #8778bd

Analogous

  1. #bd8778
  2. #bda978
  3. #afbd78

Triadic

  1. #bda978
  2. #78bda9
  3. #a978bd

Tetradic

  1. #bda978
  2. #8cbd78
  3. #788cbd
  4. #a978bd

Square

  1. #bda978
  2. #78bd87
  3. #788cbd
  4. #bd78af

Monochromatic

  1. #695933
  2. #9c854c
  3. #bda978
  4. #d6caab
  5. #efeadf

Shades

#bda978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bda978
  2. #aa986c
  3. #978760
  4. #847654
  5. #716548
  6. #5f553c
  7. #4c4430
  8. #393324
  9. #262218
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bda978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bda978
  2. #c4b286
  3. #caba93
  4. #d1c3a1
  5. #d7cbae
  6. #ded4bc
  7. #e5ddc9
  8. #ebe5d7
  9. #f2eee4
  10. #f8f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bda978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bda978
  2. #b7a579
  3. #b1a17a
  4. #ab9d7a
  5. #a5997b
  6. #9f957c
  7. #98907d
  8. #928c7e
  9. #8c887e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a775 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ad7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a876 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbab79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3a48f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bda978 {
  color: #bda978;
}
Background
.bg-bda978 {
  background-color: #bda978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bda978 {
  border: 2px solid #bda978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bda978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 169 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bda978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bda978, #afbd78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bda978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 169 120 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.74 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.26 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.65 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.43 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #425687 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ecru
#bda978  rgb(189, 169, 120)  hsl(43, 34%, 61%)  Ecru
#788cbd  rgb(120, 140, 189)  hsl(223, 34%, 61%)  Glaucous
#78bda9  rgb(120, 189, 169)  hsl(163, 34%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a978bd  rgb(169, 120, 189)  hsl(283, 34%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty