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#bfae6f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfae6f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.24% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.9% magenta, 41.88% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 47.25°, with 38.46% saturation and 59.22% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.425

Complementary

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #6f80bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #6fa8bf
  3. #866fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf866f
  2. #bfae6f
  3. #a8bf6f

Triadic

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #6fbfae
  3. #ae6fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #80bf6f
  3. #6f80bf
  4. #ae6fbf

Square

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #6fbf86
  3. #6f80bf
  4. #bf6fa8

Monochromatic

  1. #675b2e
  2. #9c8a45
  3. #bfae6f
  4. #d7cca4
  5. #eeead9

Shades

#bfae6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #ac9d64
  3. #998b59
  4. #867a4e
  5. #736843
  6. #605738
  7. #4c462c
  8. #393421
  9. #262316
  10. #13110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfae6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #c5b67d
  3. #ccbe8c
  4. #d2c69a
  5. #d9cea9
  6. #dfd7b7
  7. #e5dfc5
  8. #ece7d4
  9. #f2efe2
  10. #f9f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfae6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfae6f
  2. #b9a971
  3. #b2a572
  4. #aca074
  5. #a69c76
  6. #a09778
  7. #999279
  8. #938e7b
  9. #8d897d
  10. #86857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ae99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baab6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb171 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caa59e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcac6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb070 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6a98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfae6f {
  color: #bfae6f;
}
Background
.bg-bfae6f {
  background-color: #bfae6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfae6f {
  border: 2px solid #bfae6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfae6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 174 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 38% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfae6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfae6f, #a8bf6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfae6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 174 111 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.99 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.81 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.99 #405190 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfae6f  rgb(191, 174, 111)  hsl(47, 38%, 59%)  Ecru
#6f80bf  rgb(111, 128, 191)  hsl(227, 38%, 59%)  Glaucous
#6fbfae  rgb(111, 191, 174)  hsl(167, 38%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ae6fbf  rgb(174, 111, 191)  hsl(287, 38%, 59%)  Floral Lavender