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#BCAA67

#bcaa67 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcaa67 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 66.67% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.57% magenta, 45.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 47.29°, with 38.81% saturation and 57.06% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4042

Complementary

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #6779bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #67a4bc
  3. #7f67bc

Analogous

  1. #bc7f67
  2. #bcaa67
  3. #a4bc67

Triadic

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #67bcaa
  3. #aa67bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #79bc67
  3. #6779bc
  4. #aa67bc

Square

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #67bc7f
  3. #6779bc
  4. #bc67a4

Monochromatic

  1. #60542a
  2. #958342
  3. #bcaa67
  4. #d3c89c
  5. #ebe5d1

Shades

#bcaa67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #a9995d
  3. #968852
  4. #847748
  5. #71663e
  6. #5e5534
  7. #4b4429
  8. #38331f
  9. #262215
  10. #13110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcaa67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #c3b376
  3. #c9bb85
  4. #d0c495
  5. #d7cca4
  6. #ded5b3
  7. #e4ddc2
  8. #ebe6d1
  9. #f2eee1
  10. #f8f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcaa67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcaa67
  2. #b6a66a
  3. #b0a26c
  4. #aa9d6f
  5. #a49971
  6. #9e9574
  7. #989176
  8. #928d79
  9. #8c887b
  10. #86847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2aa94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a762 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbad6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8a19a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9a864 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcac69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3a488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcaa67 {
  color: #bcaa67;
}
Background
.bg-bcaa67 {
  background-color: #bcaa67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcaa67 {
  border: 2px solid #bcaa67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcaa67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 170 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 39% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcaa67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcaa67, #a4bc67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcaa67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 170 103 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.70 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.94 #435598 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcaa67  rgb(188, 170, 103)  hsl(47, 39%, 57%)  Ecru
#6779bc  rgb(103, 121, 188)  hsl(227, 39%, 57%)  Glaucous
#67bcaa  rgb(103, 188, 170)  hsl(167, 39%, 57%)  Verdigris
#aa67bc  rgb(170, 103, 188)  hsl(287, 39%, 57%)  Amethyst