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#BFB49C

#bfb49c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb49c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.59% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.76% magenta, 18.32% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.14°, with 21.47% saturation and 68.04% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.4612

Complementary

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #9ca7bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #9cb9bf
  3. #a39cbf

Analogous

  1. #bfa39c
  2. #bfb49c
  3. #b9bf9c

Triadic

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #9cbfb4
  3. #b49cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #a7bf9c
  3. #9ca7bf
  4. #b49cbf

Square

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #9cbfa3
  3. #9ca7bf
  4. #bf9cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #76694c
  2. #a1916e
  3. #bfb49c
  4. #ddd7ca
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#bfb49c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #aca28c
  3. #99907d
  4. #867e6d
  5. #736c5e
  6. #605a4e
  7. #4c483e
  8. #39362f
  9. #26241f
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb49c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #c5bca6
  3. #ccc3b0
  4. #d2cbba
  5. #d9d2c4
  6. #dfdace
  7. #e5e1d7
  8. #ece9e1
  9. #f2f0eb
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb49c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb49c
  2. #b9af99
  3. #b2aa96
  4. #aca494
  5. #a69f91
  6. #a09a8e
  7. #99958b
  8. #939088
  9. #8d8a86
  10. #868583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab39b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb69d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb39b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb59c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb49c {
  color: #bfb49c;
}
Background
.bg-bfb49c {
  background-color: #bfb49c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb49c {
  border: 2px solid #bfb49c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb49c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 180 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 21% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb49c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb49c, #b9bf9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb49c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 180 156 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.42 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.61 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.78 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.85 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.34 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.86 #404b63 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb49c  rgb(191, 180, 156)  hsl(41, 21%, 68%)  Ecru
#9ca7bf  rgb(156, 167, 191)  hsl(221, 21%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cbfb4  rgb(156, 191, 180)  hsl(161, 21%, 68%)  Opal
#b49cbf  rgb(180, 156, 191)  hsl(281, 21%, 68%)  Pastel Purple