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#BFAC76

#bfac76 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfac76 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.45% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 38.22% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.38°, with 36.32% saturation and 60.59% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4189

Complementary

  1. #bfac76
  2. #7689bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfac76
  2. #76aebf
  3. #8876bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8876
  2. #bfac76
  3. #aebf76

Triadic

  1. #bfac76
  2. #76bfac
  3. #ac76bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfac76
  2. #89bf76
  3. #7689bf
  4. #ac76bf

Square

  1. #bfac76
  2. #76bf88
  3. #7689bf
  4. #bf76ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5c32
  2. #9e884a
  3. #bfac76
  4. #d7ccaa
  5. #f0ebde

Shades

#bfac76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfac76
  2. #ac9b6a
  3. #998a5e
  4. #867853
  5. #736747
  6. #60563b
  7. #4c452f
  8. #393423
  9. #262218
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfac76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfac76
  2. #c5b484
  3. #ccbd91
  4. #d2c59f
  5. #d9cdad
  6. #dfd6bb
  7. #e5dec8
  8. #ece6d6
  9. #f2eee4
  10. #f9f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfac76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfac76
  2. #b9a877
  3. #b2a378
  4. #ac9f79
  5. #a69a7a
  6. #a0967b
  7. #99927c
  8. #938d7d
  9. #8d897e
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ad9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8aa72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb078 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa49e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbab74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdae77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfac76 {
  color: #bfac76;
}
Background
.bg-bfac76 {
  background-color: #bfac76;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfac76 {
  border: 2px solid #bfac76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfac76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 172 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfac76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfac76, #aebf76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfac76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 172 118 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.02 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.55 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.01 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.07 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.50 #405389 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfac76  rgb(191, 172, 118)  hsl(44, 36%, 61%)  Ecru
#7689bf  rgb(118, 137, 191)  hsl(224, 36%, 61%)  Glaucous
#76bfac  rgb(118, 191, 172)  hsl(164, 36%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac76bf  rgb(172, 118, 191)  hsl(284, 36%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty