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#BFB291

#bfb291 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb291 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.81% magenta, 24.08% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.04°, with 26.44% saturation and 65.88% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.4496

Complementary

  1. #bfb291
  2. #919ebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb291
  2. #91b5bf
  3. #9b91bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9b91
  2. #bfb291
  3. #b5bf91

Triadic

  1. #bfb291
  2. #91bfb2
  3. #b291bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb291
  2. #9ebf91
  3. #919ebf
  4. #b291bf

Square

  1. #bfb291
  2. #91bf9b
  3. #919ebf
  4. #bf91b5

Monochromatic

  1. #746643
  2. #a39061
  3. #bfb291
  4. #dbd4c1
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#bfb291 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb291
  2. #aca083
  3. #998e74
  4. #867d66
  5. #736b57
  6. #605949
  7. #4c473a
  8. #39352c
  9. #26241d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb291 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb291
  2. #c5ba9c
  3. #ccc1a7
  4. #d2c9b2
  5. #d9d1bd
  6. #dfd9c8
  7. #e5e0d3
  8. #ece8de
  9. #f2f0e9
  10. #f9f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb291 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb291
  2. #b9ad8f
  3. #b2a88e
  4. #aca38c
  5. #a69e8a
  6. #a09989
  7. #999487
  8. #938f85
  9. #8d8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab18f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb492 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ada9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb392 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4afa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb291 {
  color: #bfb291;
}
Background
.bg-bfb291 {
  background-color: #bfb291;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb291 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb291;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb291;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 26% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb291 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb291, #b5bf91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb291 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 145 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.53 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.61 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.44 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.24 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.61 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.50 #404d6e Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb291  rgb(191, 178, 145)  hsl(43, 26%, 66%)  Ecru
#919ebf  rgb(145, 158, 191)  hsl(223, 26%, 66%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#91bfb2  rgb(145, 191, 178)  hsl(163, 26%, 66%)  Opal
#b291bf  rgb(178, 145, 191)  hsl(283, 26%, 66%)  Lilac