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#BFA866

#bfa866 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa866 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.88% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.04% magenta, 46.6% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.49°, with 41.01% saturation and 57.45% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4004

Complementary

  1. #bfa866
  2. #667dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa866
  2. #66aabf
  3. #7b66bf

Analogous

  1. #bf7b66
  2. #bfa866
  3. #aabf66

Triadic

  1. #bfa866
  2. #66bfa8
  3. #a866bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa866
  2. #7dbf66
  3. #667dbf
  4. #a866bf

Square

  1. #bfa866
  2. #66bf7b
  3. #667dbf
  4. #bf66aa

Monochromatic

  1. #635429
  2. #998240
  3. #bfa866
  4. #d6c79c
  5. #ece5d2

Shades

#bfa866 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa866
  2. #ac975c
  3. #998652
  4. #867647
  5. #73653d
  6. #605433
  7. #4c4329
  8. #39321f
  9. #262214
  10. #13110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa866 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa866
  2. #c5b175
  3. #ccb985
  4. #d2c294
  5. #d9cba3
  6. #dfd4b3
  7. #e5dcc2
  8. #ece5d1
  9. #f2eee0
  10. #f9f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa866 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa866
  2. #b9a469
  3. #b2a06b
  4. #ac9c6e
  5. #a69870
  6. #a09473
  7. #999076
  8. #938c78
  9. #8d887b
  10. #86847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a661 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb9e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a763 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdab67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7a287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa866 {
  color: #bfa866;
}
Background
.bg-bfa866 {
  background-color: #bfa866;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa866 {
  border: 2px solid #bfa866;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa866;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 168 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 41% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa866 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa866, #aabf66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa866 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 168 102 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.37 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.56 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.28 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.40 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.45 #405799 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfa866  rgb(191, 168, 102)  hsl(44, 41%, 57%)  Ecru
#667dbf  rgb(102, 125, 191)  hsl(224, 41%, 57%)  Glaucous
#66bfa8  rgb(102, 191, 168)  hsl(164, 41%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a866bf  rgb(168, 102, 191)  hsl(284, 41%, 57%)  Amethyst