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#BDB07D

#bdb07d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bdb07d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 33.86% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 47.81°, with 32.65% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4335

Complementary

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #7d8abd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #7daabd
  3. #907dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd907d
  2. #bdb07d
  3. #aabd7d

Triadic

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #7dbdb0
  3. #b07dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #8abd7d
  3. #7d8abd
  4. #b07dbd

Square

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #7dbd90
  3. #7d8abd
  4. #bd7daa

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6036
  2. #9e8e50
  3. #bdb07d
  4. #d7cfb0
  5. #f1eee2

Shades

#bdb07d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #aa9e71
  3. #978d64
  4. #847b58
  5. #716a4b
  6. #5f583f
  7. #4c4632
  8. #393526
  9. #262319
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb07d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #c4b88a
  3. #cac097
  4. #d1c8a4
  5. #d7d0b1
  6. #ded8be
  7. #e5dfcb
  8. #ebe7d8
  9. #f2efe5
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb07d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb07d
  2. #b7ab7d
  3. #b1a67e
  4. #aba27e
  5. #a59d7e
  6. #9f987f
  7. #98937f
  8. #928e7f
  9. #8c8a7f
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b09e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baad79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb27f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbae7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb17e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3ac95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb07d {
  color: #bdb07d;
}
Background
.bg-bdb07d {
  background-color: #bdb07d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb07d {
  border: 2px solid #bdb07d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb07d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 33% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb07d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb07d, #aabd7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb07d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 125 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.34 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.87 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.32 #424f82 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bdb07d  rgb(189, 176, 125)  hsl(48, 33%, 62%)  Ecru
#7d8abd  rgb(125, 138, 189)  hsl(228, 33%, 62%)  Glaucous
#7dbdb0  rgb(125, 189, 176)  hsl(168, 33%, 62%)  Verdigris
#b07dbd  rgb(176, 125, 189)  hsl(288, 33%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty