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#BDB382

#bdb382 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdb382 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.2% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 31.22% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 49.83°, with 30.89% saturation and 62.55% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.4467

Complementary

  1. #bdb382
  2. #828cbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb382
  2. #82aabd
  3. #9682bd

Analogous

  1. #bd9682
  2. #bdb382
  3. #aabd82

Triadic

  1. #bdb382
  2. #82bdb3
  3. #b382bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb382
  2. #8cbd82
  3. #828cbd
  4. #b382bd

Square

  1. #bdb382
  2. #82bd96
  3. #828cbd
  4. #bd82aa

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6439
  2. #9f9254
  3. #bdb382
  4. #d7d1b4
  5. #f2f0e6

Shades

#bdb382 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb382
  2. #aaa175
  3. #978f68
  4. #847d5b
  5. #716b4e
  6. #5f5a41
  7. #4c4834
  8. #393627
  9. #26241a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb382 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb382
  2. #c4bb8f
  3. #cac29b
  4. #d1caa8
  5. #d7d1b4
  6. #ded9c1
  7. #e5e1cd
  8. #ebe8da
  9. #f2f0e6
  10. #f8f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb382 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb382
  2. #b7ae82
  3. #b1a982
  4. #aba481
  5. #a59f81
  6. #9f9a81
  7. #989481
  8. #928f81
  9. #8c8a80
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb07f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb484 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6aca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb180 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb483 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2af99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb382 {
  color: #bdb382;
}
Background
.bg-bdb382 {
  background-color: #bdb382;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb382 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb382;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb382;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 179 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 31% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb382 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb382, #aabd82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb382 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 179 130 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.11 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.17 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.49 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.11 #424c7d Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bdb382  rgb(189, 179, 130)  hsl(50, 31%, 63%)  Ecru
#828cbd  rgb(130, 140, 189)  hsl(230, 31%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#82bdb3  rgb(130, 189, 179)  hsl(170, 31%, 63%)  Verdigris
#b382bd  rgb(179, 130, 189)  hsl(290, 31%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty