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#BCB080

#bcb080 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcb080 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.02% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 31.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 30.93% saturation and 61.96% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.433

Complementary

  1. #bcb080
  2. #808cbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb080
  2. #80aabc
  3. #9280bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9280
  2. #bcb080
  3. #aabc80

Triadic

  1. #bcb080
  2. #80bcb0
  3. #b080bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb080
  2. #8cbc80
  3. #808cbc
  4. #b080bc

Square

  1. #bcb080
  2. #80bc92
  3. #808cbc
  4. #bc80aa

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6138
  2. #9d8e53
  3. #bcb080
  4. #d6cfb2
  5. #f1eee4

Shades

#bcb080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb080
  2. #a99e73
  3. #968d66
  4. #847b5a
  5. #716a4d
  6. #5e5840
  7. #4b4633
  8. #383526
  9. #26231a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb080
  2. #c3b88d
  3. #c9c099
  4. #d0c8a6
  5. #d7d0b3
  6. #ded8c0
  7. #e4dfcc
  8. #ebe7d9
  9. #f2efe6
  10. #f8f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb080
  2. #b6ab80
  3. #b0a680
  4. #aaa280
  5. #a49d80
  6. #9e9880
  7. #989380
  8. #928e80
  9. #8c8a80
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baad7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb282 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbae7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb181 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ac97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb080 {
  color: #bcb080;
}
Background
.bg-bcb080 {
  background-color: #bcb080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb080 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 176 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 31% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb080, #aabc80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 176 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.60 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.25 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.25 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.49 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.98 #434f7f Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bcb080  rgb(188, 176, 128)  hsl(48, 31%, 62%)  Ecru
#808cbc  rgb(128, 140, 188)  hsl(228, 31%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#80bcb0  rgb(128, 188, 176)  hsl(168, 31%, 62%)  Verdigris
#b080bc  rgb(176, 128, 188)  hsl(288, 31%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty