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#BEAF72

#beaf72 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#beaf72 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 68.63% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.89% magenta, 40% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 48.16°, with 36.89% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4282

Complementary

  1. #beaf72
  2. #7281be

Split complementary

  1. #beaf72
  2. #72a7be
  3. #8972be

Analogous

  1. #be8972
  2. #beaf72
  3. #a7be72

Triadic

  1. #beaf72
  2. #72beaf
  3. #af72be

Tetradic

  1. #beaf72
  2. #81be72
  3. #7281be
  4. #af72be

Square

  1. #beaf72
  2. #72be89
  3. #7281be
  4. #be72a7

Monochromatic

  1. #675c30
  2. #9c8b48
  3. #beaf72
  4. #d6cda6
  5. #eeeadb

Shades

#beaf72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #beaf72
  2. #ab9e67
  3. #988c5b
  4. #857b50
  5. #726944
  6. #5f5839
  7. #4c462e
  8. #393522
  9. #262317
  10. #13120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#beaf72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #beaf72
  2. #c5b780
  3. #cbbf8e
  4. #d2c79c
  5. #d8cfaa
  6. #dfd7b9
  7. #e5dfc7
  8. #ece7d5
  9. #f2efe3
  10. #f9f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#beaf72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #beaf72
  2. #b8aa73
  3. #b2a675
  4. #aba176
  5. #a59c78
  6. #9f9879
  7. #99937a
  8. #938e7c
  9. #8c897d
  10. #86857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5af9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbac6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb174 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a6a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcad6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb073 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5aa90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-beaf72 {
  color: #beaf72;
}
Background
.bg-beaf72 {
  background-color: #beaf72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-beaf72 {
  border: 2px solid #beaf72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #beaf72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 175 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 37% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-beaf72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #beaf72, #a7be72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-beaf72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 175 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.32 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.38 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.22 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.48 #41508d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#beaf72  rgb(190, 175, 114)  hsl(48, 37%, 60%)  Ecru
#7281be  rgb(114, 129, 190)  hsl(228, 37%, 60%)  Glaucous
#72beaf  rgb(114, 190, 175)  hsl(168, 37%, 60%)  Verdigris
#af72be  rgb(175, 114, 190)  hsl(288, 37%, 60%)  Floral Lavender