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#bfaf83 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfaf83 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.63% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.38% magenta, 31.41% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 31.91% saturation and 63.14% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.4338

Complementary

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #8393bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #83b1bf
  3. #9183bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9183
  2. #bfaf83
  3. #b1bf83

Triadic

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #83bfaf
  3. #af83bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #93bf83
  3. #8393bf
  4. #af83bf

Square

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #83bf91
  3. #8393bf
  4. #bf83b1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f613a
  2. #a28d54
  3. #bfaf83
  4. #d9d0b5
  5. #f3f0e8

Shades

#bfaf83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #ac9e76
  3. #998c69
  4. #867b5c
  5. #73694f
  6. #605842
  7. #4c4634
  8. #393527
  9. #26231a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfaf83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #c5b78f
  3. #ccbf9c
  4. #d2c7a8
  5. #d9cfb5
  6. #dfd7c1
  7. #e5dfcd
  8. #ece7da
  9. #f2efe6
  10. #f9f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfaf83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfaf83
  2. #b9aa83
  3. #b2a682
  4. #aca182
  5. #a69c82
  6. #a09882
  7. #999381
  8. #938e81
  9. #8d8981
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ad80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb284 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbae81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb184 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ab97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfaf83 {
  color: #bfaf83;
}
Background
.bg-bfaf83 {
  background-color: #bfaf83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfaf83 {
  border: 2px solid #bfaf83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfaf83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 175 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 32% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfaf83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfaf83, #b1bf83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfaf83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 175 131 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.68 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.91 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.82 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.15 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.18 #40507c Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfaf83  rgb(191, 175, 131)  hsl(44, 32%, 63%)  Ecru
#8393bf  rgb(131, 147, 191)  hsl(224, 32%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#83bfaf  rgb(131, 191, 175)  hsl(164, 32%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af83bf  rgb(175, 131, 191)  hsl(284, 32%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty