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#BFA570

#bfa570 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa570 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 64.71% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.61% magenta, 41.36% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.25°, with 38.16% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3916

Complementary

  1. #bfa570
  2. #708abf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa570
  2. #70b1bf
  3. #7d70bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7d70
  2. #bfa570
  3. #b1bf70

Triadic

  1. #bfa570
  2. #70bfa5
  3. #a570bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa570
  2. #8abf70
  3. #708abf
  4. #a570bf

Square

  1. #bfa570
  2. #70bf7d
  3. #708abf
  4. #bf70b1

Monochromatic

  1. #68552e
  2. #9c8046
  3. #bfa570
  4. #d7c6a5
  5. #eee8da

Shades

#bfa570 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa570
  2. #ac9565
  3. #99845a
  4. #86744e
  5. #736343
  6. #605338
  7. #4c422d
  8. #393222
  9. #262116
  10. #13110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa570 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa570
  2. #c5ae7e
  3. #ccb78d
  4. #d2c09b
  5. #d9c9a9
  6. #dfd2b8
  7. #e5dbc6
  8. #ece4d4
  9. #f2ede2
  10. #f9f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa570 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa570
  2. #b9a172
  3. #b29e73
  4. #ac9a75
  5. #a69676
  6. #a09378
  7. #998f7a
  8. #938b7b
  9. #8d877d
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a46c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ab72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a46e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba971 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa570 {
  color: #bfa570;
}
Background
.bg-bfa570 {
  background-color: #bfa570;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa570 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa570;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa570;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 165 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 38% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa570 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa570, #b1bf70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa570 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 165 112 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.64 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.62 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.25 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.12 #405a8f Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfa570  rgb(191, 165, 112)  hsl(40, 38%, 59%)  Ecru
#708abf  rgb(112, 138, 191)  hsl(220, 38%, 59%)  Glaucous
#70bfa5  rgb(112, 191, 165)  hsl(160, 38%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a570bf  rgb(165, 112, 191)  hsl(280, 38%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty