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#BCA773

#bca773 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bca773 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 65.49% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.17% magenta, 38.83% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.74°, with 35.27% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3957

Complementary

  1. #bca773
  2. #7388bc

Split complementary

  1. #bca773
  2. #73acbc
  3. #8273bc

Analogous

  1. #bc8273
  2. #bca773
  3. #acbc73

Triadic

  1. #bca773
  2. #73bca7
  3. #a773bc

Tetradic

  1. #bca773
  2. #88bc73
  3. #7388bc
  4. #a773bc

Square

  1. #bca773
  2. #73bc82
  3. #7388bc
  4. #bc73ac

Monochromatic

  1. #655631
  2. #998249
  3. #bca773
  4. #d5c8a7
  5. #eee8da

Shades

#bca773 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca773
  2. #a99668
  3. #96865c
  4. #847551
  5. #716445
  6. #5e543a
  7. #4b432e
  8. #383223
  9. #262117
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca773 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca773
  2. #c3b081
  3. #c9b98f
  4. #d0c19d
  5. #d7caab
  6. #ded3b9
  7. #e4dcc7
  8. #ebe5d5
  9. #f2ede3
  10. #f8f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca773 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca773
  2. #b6a374
  3. #b09f76
  4. #aa9b77
  5. #a49778
  6. #9e947a
  7. #98907b
  8. #928c7c
  9. #8c887d
  10. #86847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a56f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ab75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c79f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6a671 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baaa74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3a28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca773 {
  color: #bca773;
}
Background
.bg-bca773 {
  background-color: #bca773;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca773 {
  border: 2px solid #bca773;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca773;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 167 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 35% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca773 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca773, #acbc73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca773 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 167 115 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.35 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.79 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.16 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.18 #43588c Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bca773  rgb(188, 167, 115)  hsl(43, 35%, 59%)  Ecru
#7388bc  rgb(115, 136, 188)  hsl(223, 35%, 59%)  Glaucous
#73bca7  rgb(115, 188, 167)  hsl(163, 35%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a773bc  rgb(167, 115, 188)  hsl(283, 35%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty