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#BDAA84

#bdaa84 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdaa84 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 66.67% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 30.16% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 30.16% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.4123

Complementary

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #8497bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #84b3bd
  3. #8d84bd

Analogous

  1. #bd8d84
  2. #bdaa84
  3. #b3bd84

Triadic

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #84bdaa
  3. #aa84bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #97bd84
  3. #8497bd
  4. #aa84bd

Square

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #84bd8d
  3. #8497bd
  4. #bd84b3

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5c3b
  2. #9f8755
  3. #bdaa84
  4. #d8ccb6
  5. #f2efe8

Shades

#bdaa84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #aa9977
  3. #97886a
  4. #84775c
  5. #71664f
  6. #5f5542
  7. #4c4435
  8. #393328
  9. #26221a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdaa84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #c4b390
  3. #cabb9d
  4. #d1c4a9
  5. #d7ccb5
  6. #ded5c2
  7. #e5ddce
  8. #ebe6da
  9. #f2eee6
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdaa84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdaa84
  2. #b7a684
  3. #b1a283
  4. #ab9d83
  5. #a59982
  6. #9f9582
  7. #989182
  8. #928d81
  9. #8c8881
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ab9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a982 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ae85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6a3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baac85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3a695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdaa84 {
  color: #bdaa84;
}
Background
.bg-bdaa84 {
  background-color: #bdaa84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdaa84 {
  border: 2px solid #bdaa84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdaa84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 170 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 30% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdaa84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdaa84, #b3bd84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdaa84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 170 132 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.12 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.22 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.52 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.00 #42557b Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#bdaa84  rgb(189, 170, 132)  hsl(40, 30%, 63%)  Ecru
#8497bd  rgb(132, 151, 189)  hsl(220, 30%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#84bdaa  rgb(132, 189, 170)  hsl(160, 30%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#aa84bd  rgb(170, 132, 189)  hsl(280, 30%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty