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#bfaf7d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfaf7d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.63% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.38% magenta, 34.55% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.45°, with 34.02% saturation and 61.96% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4322

Complementary

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #7d8dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #7daebf
  3. #8e7dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf8e7d
  2. #bfaf7d
  3. #aebf7d

Triadic

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #7dbfaf
  3. #af7dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #8dbf7d
  3. #7d8dbf
  4. #af7dbf

Square

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #7dbf8e
  3. #7d8dbf
  4. #bf7dae

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6036
  2. #a08d4f
  3. #bfaf7d
  4. #d8cfb0
  5. #f1eee4

Shades

#bfaf7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #ac9e71
  3. #998c64
  4. #867b58
  5. #73694b
  6. #60583f
  7. #4c4632
  8. #393526
  9. #262319
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfaf7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #c5b78a
  3. #ccbf97
  4. #d2c7a4
  5. #d9cfb1
  6. #dfd7be
  7. #e5dfcb
  8. #ece7d8
  9. #f2efe5
  10. #f9f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfaf7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfaf7d
  2. #b9aa7d
  3. #b2a67e
  4. #aca17e
  5. #a69c7e
  6. #a0987f
  7. #99937f
  8. #938e7f
  9. #8d897f
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6af9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baad7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb27f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a7a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcae7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb17e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5aa95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfaf7d {
  color: #bfaf7d;
}
Background
.bg-bfaf7d {
  background-color: #bfaf7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfaf7d {
  border: 2px solid #bfaf7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfaf7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 175 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 34% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfaf7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfaf7d, #aebf7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfaf7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 175 125 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 0.83 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.47 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.72 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.32 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.44 #405082 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfaf7d  rgb(191, 175, 125)  hsl(45, 34%, 62%)  Ecru
#7d8dbf  rgb(125, 141, 191)  hsl(225, 34%, 62%)  Glaucous
#7dbfaf  rgb(125, 191, 175)  hsl(165, 34%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af7dbf  rgb(175, 125, 191)  hsl(285, 34%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty