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#BDAC73

#bdac73 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdac73 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 67.45% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.99% magenta, 39.15% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 46.22°, with 35.92% saturation and 59.61% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4156

Complementary

  1. #bdac73
  2. #7384bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdac73
  2. #73a9bd
  3. #8773bd

Analogous

  1. #bd8773
  2. #bdac73
  3. #a9bd73

Triadic

  1. #bdac73
  2. #73bdac
  3. #ac73bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdac73
  2. #84bd73
  3. #7384bd
  4. #ac73bd

Square

  1. #bdac73
  2. #73bd87
  3. #7384bd
  4. #bd73a9

Monochromatic

  1. #675a30
  2. #9b8849
  3. #bdac73
  4. #d6cba7
  5. #eeeadb

Shades

#bdac73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdac73
  2. #aa9b68
  3. #978a5c
  4. #847851
  5. #716745
  6. #5f563a
  7. #4c452e
  8. #393423
  9. #262217
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdac73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdac73
  2. #c4b481
  3. #cabd8f
  4. #d1c59d
  5. #d7cdab
  6. #ded6b9
  7. #e5dec7
  8. #ebe6d5
  9. #f2eee3
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdac73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdac73
  2. #b7a874
  3. #b1a376
  4. #ab9f77
  5. #a59a78
  6. #9f967a
  7. #98927b
  8. #928d7c
  9. #8c897d
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ac99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8aa6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaf75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a49e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baab71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcae74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4a78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdac73 {
  color: #bdac73;
}
Background
.bg-bdac73 {
  background-color: #bdac73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdac73 {
  border: 2px solid #bdac73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdac73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 172 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 36% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdac73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdac73, #a9bd73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdac73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 172 115 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.63 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.80 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.86 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.96 #42538c Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#bdac73  rgb(189, 172, 115)  hsl(46, 36%, 60%)  Ecru
#7384bd  rgb(115, 132, 189)  hsl(226, 36%, 60%)  Glaucous
#73bdac  rgb(115, 189, 172)  hsl(166, 36%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac73bd  rgb(172, 115, 189)  hsl(286, 36%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty