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#BDB090

#bdb090 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdb090 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.02% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.88% magenta, 23.81% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 25.42% saturation and 65.29% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.4388

Complementary

  1. #bdb090
  2. #909dbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb090
  2. #90b3bd
  3. #9990bd

Analogous

  1. #bd9990
  2. #bdb090
  3. #b3bd90

Triadic

  1. #bdb090
  2. #90bdb0
  3. #b090bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb090
  2. #9dbd90
  3. #909dbd
  4. #b090bd

Square

  1. #bdb090
  2. #90bd99
  3. #909dbd
  4. #bd90b3

Monochromatic

  1. #716443
  2. #a08e60
  3. #bdb090
  4. #dad2c0
  5. #f6f4f0

Shades

#bdb090 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb090
  2. #aa9e82
  3. #978d73
  4. #847b65
  5. #716a56
  6. #5f5848
  7. #4c463a
  8. #39352b
  9. #26231d
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb090 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb090
  2. #c4b89b
  3. #cac0a6
  4. #d1c8b1
  5. #d7d0bc
  6. #ded8c8
  7. #e5dfd3
  8. #ebe7de
  9. #f2efe9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb090 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb090
  2. #b7ab8e
  3. #b1a68d
  4. #aba28b
  5. #a59d8a
  6. #9f9888
  7. #989386
  8. #928e85
  9. #8c8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8af8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb291 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5aba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baaf8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb191 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2ad9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb090 {
  color: #bdb090;
}
Background
.bg-bdb090 {
  background-color: #bdb090;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb090 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb090;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb090;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 176 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb090 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb090, #b3bd90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb090 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 176 144 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.84 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.99 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.58 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.19 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.56 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.84 #424f6f Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bdb090  rgb(189, 176, 144)  hsl(43, 25%, 65%)  Ecru
#909dbd  rgb(144, 157, 189)  hsl(223, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#90bdb0  rgb(144, 189, 176)  hsl(163, 25%, 65%)  Opal
#b090bd  rgb(176, 144, 189)  hsl(283, 25%, 65%)  Lilac