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#BFAD7B

#bfad7b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfad7b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 67.84% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 35.6% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.12°, with 34.69% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4239

Complementary

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #7b8dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #7bafbf
  3. #8b7bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf8b7b
  2. #bfad7b
  3. #afbf7b

Triadic

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #7bbfad
  3. #ad7bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #8dbf7b
  3. #7b8dbf
  4. #ad7bbf

Square

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #7bbf8b
  3. #7b8dbf
  4. #bf7baf

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5e35
  2. #a08a4e
  3. #bfad7b
  4. #d8cdaf
  5. #f1ede2

Shades

#bfad7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #ac9c6f
  3. #998a62
  4. #867956
  5. #73684a
  6. #60573e
  7. #4c4531
  8. #393425
  9. #262319
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfad7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #c5b588
  3. #ccbd95
  4. #d2c6a3
  5. #d9ceb0
  6. #dfd6bd
  7. #e5deca
  8. #ece6d7
  9. #f2efe5
  10. #f9f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfad7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfad7b
  2. #b9a97c
  3. #b2a47c
  4. #aca07d
  5. #a69b7d
  6. #a0977e
  7. #99927e
  8. #938e7f
  9. #8d897f
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ae9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ab78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb07d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a5a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbac79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beaf7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfad7b {
  color: #bfad7b;
}
Background
.bg-bfad7b {
  background-color: #bfad7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfad7b {
  border: 2px solid #bfad7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfad7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 173 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 35% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfad7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfad7b, #afbf7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfad7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 173 123 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.47 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.82 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.91 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.60 #405284 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfad7b  rgb(191, 173, 123)  hsl(44, 35%, 62%)  Ecru
#7b8dbf  rgb(123, 141, 191)  hsl(224, 35%, 62%)  Glaucous
#7bbfad  rgb(123, 191, 173)  hsl(164, 35%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ad7bbf  rgb(173, 123, 191)  hsl(284, 35%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty