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#BFAC82

#bfac82 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfac82 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.45% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 31.94% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.31°, with 32.28% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.4219

Complementary

  1. #bfac82
  2. #8295bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfac82
  2. #82b4bf
  3. #8d82bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8d82
  2. #bfac82
  3. #b4bf82

Triadic

  1. #bfac82
  2. #82bfac
  3. #ac82bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfac82
  2. #95bf82
  3. #8295bf
  4. #ac82bf

Square

  1. #bfac82
  2. #82bf8d
  3. #8295bf
  4. #bf82b4

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5e39
  2. #a28953
  3. #bfac82
  4. #d9ceb5
  5. #f3efe7

Shades

#bfac82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfac82
  2. #ac9b75
  3. #998a68
  4. #86785b
  5. #73674e
  6. #605641
  7. #4c4534
  8. #393427
  9. #26221a
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfac82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfac82
  2. #c5b48f
  3. #ccbd9b
  4. #d2c5a8
  5. #d9cdb4
  6. #dfd6c1
  7. #e5decd
  8. #ece6da
  9. #f2eee6
  10. #f9f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfac82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfac82
  2. #b9a882
  3. #b2a382
  4. #ac9f81
  5. #a69a81
  6. #a09681
  7. #999281
  8. #938d81
  9. #8d8980
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ad9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ab7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb083 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baab80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcae83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfac82 {
  color: #bfac82;
}
Background
.bg-bfac82 {
  background-color: #bfac82;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfac82 {
  border: 2px solid #bfac82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfac82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 172 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 32% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfac82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfac82, #b4bf82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfac82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 172 130 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.91 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.42 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.37 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.87 #40537d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfac82  rgb(191, 172, 130)  hsl(41, 32%, 63%)  Ecru
#8295bf  rgb(130, 149, 191)  hsl(221, 32%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#82bfac  rgb(130, 191, 172)  hsl(161, 32%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac82bf  rgb(172, 130, 191)  hsl(281, 32%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty