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#BDB072

#bdb072 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdb072 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.02% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 39.68% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 49.6°, with 36.23% saturation and 59.41% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4308

Complementary

  1. #bdb072
  2. #727fbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb072
  2. #72a4bd
  3. #8a72bd

Analogous

  1. #bd8a72
  2. #bdb072
  3. #a4bd72

Triadic

  1. #bdb072
  2. #72bdb0
  3. #b072bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb072
  2. #7fbd72
  3. #727fbd
  4. #b072bd

Square

  1. #bdb072
  2. #72bd8a
  3. #727fbd
  4. #bd72a4

Monochromatic

  1. #665d30
  2. #9a8c48
  3. #bdb072
  4. #d5cda6
  5. #eeeada

Shades

#bdb072 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb072
  2. #aa9e67
  3. #978d5b
  4. #847b50
  5. #716a44
  6. #5f5839
  7. #4c462e
  8. #393522
  9. #262317
  10. #13120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb072 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb072
  2. #c4b880
  3. #cac08e
  4. #d1c89c
  5. #d7d0aa
  6. #ded8b9
  7. #e5dfc7
  8. #ebe7d5
  9. #f2efe3
  10. #f8f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb072 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb072
  2. #b7ab73
  3. #b1a675
  4. #aba276
  5. #a59d78
  6. #9f9879
  7. #98937a
  8. #928e7c
  9. #8c8a7d
  10. #86857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcad6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb274 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a8a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcae6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb173 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ab90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb072 {
  color: #bdb072;
}
Background
.bg-bdb072 {
  background-color: #bdb072;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb072 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb072;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb072;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb072 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb072, #a4bd72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb072 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.69 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.12 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.49 #424f8d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#bdb072  rgb(189, 176, 114)  hsl(50, 36%, 59%)  Ecru
#727fbd  rgb(114, 127, 189)  hsl(230, 36%, 59%)  Glaucous
#72bdb0  rgb(114, 189, 176)  hsl(170, 36%, 59%)  Verdigris
#b072bd  rgb(176, 114, 189)  hsl(290, 36%, 59%)  Floral Lavender