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#BFB38F

#bfb38f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb38f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.2% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 25.13% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 27.27% saturation and 65.49% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.453

Complementary

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #8f9bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #8fb3bf
  3. #9b8fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf9b8f
  2. #bfb38f
  3. #b3bf8f

Triadic

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #8fbfb3
  3. #b38fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #9bbf8f
  3. #8f9bbf
  4. #b38fbf

Square

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #8fbf9b
  3. #8f9bbf
  4. #bf8fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #736742
  2. #a3925e
  3. #bfb38f
  4. #dbd4c0
  5. #f7f5f0

Shades

#bfb38f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #aca181
  3. #998f72
  4. #867d64
  5. #736b56
  6. #605a48
  7. #4c4839
  8. #39362b
  9. #26241d
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb38f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #c5bb9a
  3. #ccc2a5
  4. #d2cab1
  5. #d9d1bc
  6. #dfd9c7
  7. #e5e1d2
  8. #ece8dd
  9. #f2f0e9
  10. #f9f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb38f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb38f
  2. #b9ae8e
  3. #b2a98c
  4. #aca48b
  5. #a69f89
  6. #a09a88
  7. #999486
  8. #938f85
  9. #8d8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b3a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb18d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb590 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7ada9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb28e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb490 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb38f {
  color: #bfb38f;
}
Background
.bg-bfb38f {
  background-color: #bfb38f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb38f {
  border: 2px solid #bfb38f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb38f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 179 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 27% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb38f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb38f, #b3bf8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb38f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 179 143 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.50 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.87 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.25 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.21 #404c70 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb38f  rgb(191, 179, 143)  hsl(45, 27%, 65%)  Ecru
#8f9bbf  rgb(143, 155, 191)  hsl(225, 27%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8fbfb3  rgb(143, 191, 179)  hsl(165, 27%, 65%)  Opal
#b38fbf  rgb(179, 143, 191)  hsl(285, 27%, 65%)  Wisteria