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#BFA87F

#bfa87f ≈ Ecru

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfa87f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 65.88% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.04% magenta, 33.51% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 38.44°, with 33.33% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.4061

Complementary

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #7f96bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #7fb6bf
  3. #887fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf887f
  2. #bfa87f
  3. #b6bf7f

Triadic

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #7fbfa8
  3. #a87fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #96bf7f
  3. #7f96bf
  4. #a87fbf

Square

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #7fbf88
  3. #7f96bf
  4. #bf7fb6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5a37
  2. #a18450
  3. #bfa87f
  4. #d8cbb2
  5. #f2ede5

Shades

#bfa87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #ac9772
  3. #998666
  4. #867659
  5. #73654c
  6. #605440
  7. #4c4333
  8. #393226
  9. #262219
  10. #13110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfa87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #c5b18c
  3. #ccb999
  4. #d2c2a5
  5. #d9cbb2
  6. #dfd4bf
  7. #e5dccc
  8. #ece5d9
  9. #f2eee5
  10. #f9f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfa87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfa87f
  2. #b9a47f
  3. #b2a07f
  4. #ac9c7f
  5. #a6987f
  6. #a09480
  7. #999080
  8. #938c80
  9. #8d8880
  10. #868480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3aa9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a77c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ad80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a19d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8a87d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbab80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5a492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfa87f {
  color: #bfa87f;
}
Background
.bg-bfa87f {
  background-color: #bfa87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfa87f {
  border: 2px solid #bfa87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfa87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 168 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 33% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfa87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfa87f, #b6bf7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfa87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 168 127 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.56 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.60 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.08 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.30 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 10.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.42 #405780 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfa87f  rgb(191, 168, 127)  hsl(38, 33%, 62%)  Ecru
#7f96bf  rgb(127, 150, 191)  hsl(218, 33%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#7fbfa8  rgb(127, 191, 168)  hsl(158, 33%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a87fbf  rgb(168, 127, 191)  hsl(278, 33%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty