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#BFB186

#bfb186 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb186 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.33% magenta, 29.84% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.26°, with 30.81% saturation and 63.73% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.4424

Complementary

  1. #bfb186
  2. #8694bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb186
  2. #86b1bf
  3. #9586bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9586
  2. #bfb186
  3. #b1bf86

Triadic

  1. #bfb186
  2. #86bfb1
  3. #b186bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb186
  2. #94bf86
  3. #8694bf
  4. #b186bf

Square

  1. #bfb186
  2. #86bf95
  3. #8694bf
  4. #bf86b1

Monochromatic

  1. #71633c
  2. #a39056
  3. #bfb186
  4. #d9d1b8
  5. #f4f2ea

Shades

#bfb186 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb186
  2. #ac9f79
  3. #998e6b
  4. #867c5e
  5. #736a50
  6. #605943
  7. #4c4736
  8. #393528
  9. #26231b
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb186 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb186
  2. #c5b992
  3. #ccc19e
  4. #d2c8aa
  5. #d9d0b6
  6. #dfd8c3
  7. #e5e0cf
  8. #ece8db
  9. #f2efe7
  10. #f9f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb186 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb186
  2. #b9ac85
  3. #b2a785
  4. #aca284
  5. #a69d84
  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 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baaf83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb387 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8aaa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb084 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb287 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb186 {
  color: #bfb186;
}
Background
.bg-bfb186 {
  background-color: #bfb186;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb186 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb186;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb186;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 177 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 31% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb186 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb186, #b1bf86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb186 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 177 134 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.79 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.13 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.37 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.03 #404e79 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb186  rgb(191, 177, 134)  hsl(45, 31%, 64%)  Ecru
#8694bf  rgb(134, 148, 191)  hsl(225, 31%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#86bfb1  rgb(134, 191, 177)  hsl(165, 31%, 64%)  Opal
#b186bf  rgb(177, 134, 191)  hsl(285, 31%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty