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#BFB090

#bfb090 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb090 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 24.61% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.85°, with 26.86% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.4414

Complementary

  1. #bfb090
  2. #909fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb090
  2. #90b7bf
  3. #9990bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9990
  2. #bfb090
  3. #b7bf90

Triadic

  1. #bfb090
  2. #90bfb0
  3. #b090bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb090
  2. #9fbf90
  3. #909fbf
  4. #b090bf

Square

  1. #bfb090
  2. #90bf99
  3. #909fbf
  4. #bf90b7

Monochromatic

  1. #736443
  2. #a38d5f
  3. #bfb090
  4. #dbd3c1
  5. #f7f5f1

Shades

#bfb090 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb090
  2. #ac9e82
  3. #998d73
  4. #867b65
  5. #736a56
  6. #605848
  7. #4c463a
  8. #39352b
  9. #26231d
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb090 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb090
  2. #c5b89b
  3. #ccc0a6
  4. #d2c8b1
  5. #d9d0bc
  6. #dfd8c8
  7. #e5dfd3
  8. #ece7de
  9. #f2efe9
  10. #f9f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb090 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb090
  2. #b9ab8e
  3. #b2a68d
  4. #aca28b
  5. #a69d8a
  6. #a09888
  7. #999386
  8. #938e85
  9. #8d8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8af8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7aaa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbaf8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb291 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb090 {
  color: #bfb090;
}
Background
.bg-bfb090 {
  background-color: #bfb090;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb090 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb090;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb090;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 27% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb090 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb090, #b7bf90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb090 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 144 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.93 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.76 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.65 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.47 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.86 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.76 #404f6f Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb090  rgb(191, 176, 144)  hsl(41, 27%, 66%)  Ecru
#909fbf  rgb(144, 159, 191)  hsl(221, 27%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#90bfb0  rgb(144, 191, 176)  hsl(161, 27%, 66%)  Opal
#b090bf  rgb(176, 144, 191)  hsl(281, 27%, 66%)  Wisteria