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#BFB18B

#bfb18b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb18b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.33% magenta, 27.23% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.85°, with 28.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.4438

Complementary

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #8b99bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #8bb3bf
  3. #978bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf978b
  2. #bfb18b
  3. #b3bf8b

Triadic

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #8bbfb1
  3. #b18bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #99bf8b
  3. #8b99bf
  4. #b18bbf

Square

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #8bbf97
  3. #8b99bf
  4. #bf8bb3

Monochromatic

  1. #72643f
  2. #a3905a
  3. #bfb18b
  4. #dad2bc
  5. #f5f3ee

Shades

#bfb18b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #ac9f7d
  3. #998e6f
  4. #867c61
  5. #736a53
  6. #605946
  7. #4c4738
  8. #39352a
  9. #26231c
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb18b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #c5b997
  3. #ccc1a2
  4. #d2c8ae
  5. #d9d0b9
  6. #dfd8c5
  7. #e5e0d1
  8. #ece8dc
  9. #f2efe8
  10. #f9f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb18b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb18b
  2. #b9ac8a
  3. #b2a789
  4. #aca288
  5. #a69d87
  6. #a09986
  7. #999484
  8. #938f83
  9. #8d8a82
  10. #868581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baaf89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb48c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7aba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb08a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb38c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4ad9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb18b {
  color: #bfb18b;
}
Background
.bg-bfb18b {
  background-color: #bfb18b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb18b {
  border: 2px solid #bfb18b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb18b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 177 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb18b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb18b, #b3bf8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb18b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 177 139 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.09 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.87 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.23 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.97 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.65 #404e74 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb18b  rgb(191, 177, 139)  hsl(44, 29%, 65%)  Ecru
#8b99bf  rgb(139, 153, 191)  hsl(224, 29%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8bbfb1  rgb(139, 191, 177)  hsl(164, 29%, 65%)  Opal
#b18bbf  rgb(177, 139, 191)  hsl(284, 29%, 65%)  Wisteria