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#BFB376

#bfb376 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfb376 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 38.22% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 50.14°, with 36.32% saturation and 60.59% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.4462

Complementary

  1. #bfb376
  2. #7682bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb376
  2. #76a7bf
  3. #8f76bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8f76
  2. #bfb376
  3. #a7bf76

Triadic

  1. #bfb376
  2. #76bfb3
  3. #b376bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb376
  2. #82bf76
  3. #7682bf
  4. #b376bf

Square

  1. #bfb376
  2. #76bf8f
  3. #7682bf
  4. #bf76a7

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6132
  2. #9e914a
  3. #bfb376
  4. #d7d0aa
  5. #f0edde

Shades

#bfb376 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb376
  2. #aca16a
  3. #998f5e
  4. #867d53
  5. #736b47
  6. #605a3b
  7. #4c482f
  8. #393623
  9. #262418
  10. #13120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb376 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb376
  2. #c5bb84
  3. #ccc291
  4. #d2ca9f
  5. #d9d1ad
  6. #dfd9bb
  7. #e5e1c8
  8. #ece8d6
  9. #f2f0e4
  10. #f9f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb376 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb376
  2. #b9ae77
  3. #b2a978
  4. #aca479
  5. #a69f7a
  6. #a09a7b
  7. #99947c
  8. #938f7d
  9. #8d8a7e
  10. #86857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb072 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9aba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b477 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ae94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb376 {
  color: #bfb376;
}
Background
.bg-bfb376 {
  background-color: #bfb376;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb376 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb376;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb376;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 179 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 36% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb376 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb376, #a7bf76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb376 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 179 118 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.47 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.73 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.72 #404c89 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb376  rgb(191, 179, 118)  hsl(50, 36%, 61%)  Ecru
#7682bf  rgb(118, 130, 191)  hsl(230, 36%, 61%)  Glaucous
#76bfb3  rgb(118, 191, 179)  hsl(170, 36%, 61%)  Verdigris
#b376bf  rgb(179, 118, 191)  hsl(290, 36%, 61%)  Floral Lavender