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#BFB185

#bfb185 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb185 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.41% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.33% magenta, 30.37% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.52°, with 31.18% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.4421

Complementary

  1. #bfb185
  2. #8593bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb185
  2. #85b0bf
  3. #9485bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9485
  2. #bfb185
  3. #b0bf85

Triadic

  1. #bfb185
  2. #85bfb1
  3. #b185bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb185
  2. #93bf85
  3. #8593bf
  4. #b185bf

Square

  1. #bfb185
  2. #85bf94
  3. #8593bf
  4. #bf85b0

Monochromatic

  1. #70633b
  2. #a29055
  3. #bfb185
  4. #d9d1b7
  5. #f4f1e9

Shades

#bfb185 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb185
  2. #ac9f78
  3. #998e6a
  4. #867c5d
  5. #736a50
  6. #605943
  7. #4c4735
  8. #393528
  9. #26231b
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb185 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb185
  2. #c5b991
  3. #ccc19d
  4. #d2c8aa
  5. #d9d0b6
  6. #dfd8c2
  7. #e5e0ce
  8. #ece8da
  9. #f2efe7
  10. #f9f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb185 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb185
  2. #b9ac85
  3. #b2a784
  4. #aca284
  5. #a69d83
  6. #a09983
  7. #999482
  8. #938f82
  9. #8d8a81
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbaf82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8aaa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb083 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb286 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ad99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb185 {
  color: #bfb185;
}
Background
.bg-bfb185 {
  background-color: #bfb185;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb185 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb185;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb185;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 177 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 31% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb185 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb185, #b0bf85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb185 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 177 133 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.56 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.04 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.42 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.12 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.05 #404e7a Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb185  rgb(191, 177, 133)  hsl(46, 31%, 64%)  Ecru
#8593bf  rgb(133, 147, 191)  hsl(226, 31%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#85bfb1  rgb(133, 191, 177)  hsl(166, 31%, 64%)  Opal
#b185bf  rgb(177, 133, 191)  hsl(286, 31%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty