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#BFA87B

#bfa87b ≈ Ecru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa87b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.88% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.04% magenta, 35.6% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 39.71°, with 34.69% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.4051

Complementary

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #7b92bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #7bb4bf
  3. #867bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf867b
  2. #bfa87b
  3. #b4bf7b

Triadic

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #7bbfa8
  3. #a87bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #92bf7b
  3. #7b92bf
  4. #a87bbf

Square

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #7bbf86
  3. #7b92bf
  4. #bf7bb4

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5a35
  2. #a0844e
  3. #bfa87b
  4. #d8caaf
  5. #f1ece2

Shades

#bfa87b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #ac976f
  3. #998662
  4. #867656
  5. #73654a
  6. #60543e
  7. #4c4331
  8. #393225
  9. #262219
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa87b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #c5b188
  3. #ccb995
  4. #d2c2a3
  5. #d9cbb0
  6. #dfd4bd
  7. #e5dcca
  8. #ece5d7
  9. #f2eee5
  10. #f9f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa87b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa87b
  2. #b9a47c
  3. #b2a07c
  4. #ac9c7d
  5. #a6987d
  6. #a0947e
  7. #99907e
  8. #938c7f
  9. #8d887f
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3aa9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a778 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9ad7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa09c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbab7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa87b {
  color: #bfa87b;
}
Background
.bg-bfa87b {
  background-color: #bfa87b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa87b {
  border: 2px solid #bfa87b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa87b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 168 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 35% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa87b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa87b, #b4bf7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa87b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 168 123 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.06 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.18 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.96 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.68 #405784 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfa87b  rgb(191, 168, 123)  hsl(40, 35%, 62%)  Ecru
#7b92bf  rgb(123, 146, 191)  hsl(220, 35%, 62%)  Glaucous
#7bbfa8  rgb(123, 191, 168)  hsl(160, 35%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a87bbf  rgb(168, 123, 191)  hsl(280, 35%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty