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#BFB089

#bfb089 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb089 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 28.27% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.33°, with 29.67% saturation and 64.31% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.4393

Complementary

  1. #bfb089
  2. #8998bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb089
  2. #89b3bf
  3. #9589bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9589
  2. #bfb089
  3. #b3bf89

Triadic

  1. #bfb089
  2. #89bfb0
  3. #b089bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb089
  2. #98bf89
  3. #8998bf
  4. #b089bf

Square

  1. #bfb089
  2. #89bf95
  3. #8998bf
  4. #bf89b3

Monochromatic

  1. #71633e
  2. #a38e58
  3. #bfb089
  4. #dad1bb
  5. #f5f2ec

Shades

#bfb089 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb089
  2. #ac9e7b
  3. #998d6e
  4. #867b60
  5. #736a52
  6. #605845
  7. #4c4637
  8. #393529
  9. #26231b
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb089 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb089
  2. #c5b895
  3. #ccc0a1
  4. #d2c8ac
  5. #d9d0b8
  6. #dfd8c4
  7. #e5dfd0
  8. #ece7dc
  9. #f2efe7
  10. #f9f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb089 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb089
  2. #b9ab88
  3. #b2a687
  4. #aca286
  5. #a69d85
  6. #a09885
  7. #999384
  8. #938e83
  9. #8d8a82
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ae86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb38a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8aaa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbaf87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb28a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ac9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb089 {
  color: #bfb089;
}
Background
.bg-bfb089 {
  background-color: #bfb089;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb089 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb089;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb089;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb089 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb089, #b3bf89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb089 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 137 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.85 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.11 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.97 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.88 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.40 #404f76 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb089  rgb(191, 176, 137)  hsl(43, 30%, 64%)  Ecru
#8998bf  rgb(137, 152, 191)  hsl(223, 30%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#89bfb0  rgb(137, 191, 176)  hsl(163, 30%, 64%)  Opal
#b089bf  rgb(176, 137, 191)  hsl(283, 30%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty