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#BFB080

#bfb080 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb080 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.02% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 32.98% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 32.98% saturation and 62.55% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 0.79.

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Relative luminance0.4369

Complementary

  1. #bfb080
  2. #808fbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb080
  2. #80afbf
  3. #9180bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9180
  2. #bfb080
  3. #afbf80

Triadic

  1. #bfb080
  2. #80bfb0
  3. #b080bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb080
  2. #8fbf80
  3. #808fbf
  4. #b080bf

Square

  1. #bfb080
  2. #80bf91
  3. #808fbf
  4. #bf80af

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6138
  2. #a18e51
  3. #bfb080
  4. #d9d0b3
  5. #f2efe6

Shades

#bfb080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb080
  2. #ac9e73
  3. #998d66
  4. #867b5a
  5. #736a4d
  6. #605840
  7. #4c4633
  8. #393526
  9. #26231a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb080
  2. #c5b88d
  3. #ccc099
  4. #d2c8a6
  5. #d9d0b3
  6. #dfd8c0
  7. #e5dfcc
  8. #ece7d9
  9. #f2efe6
  10. #f9f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb080
  2. #b9ab80
  3. #b2a680
  4. #aca280
  5. #a69d80
  6. #a09880
  7. #999380
  8. #938e80
  9. #8d8a80
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baae7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcaf7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb281 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ac97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb080 {
  color: #bfb080;
}
Background
.bg-bfb080 {
  background-color: #bfb080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb080 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 176 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 33% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb080, #afbf80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 176 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 0.79 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.68 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.16 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.43 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.76 #404f7f Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#bfb080  rgb(191, 176, 128)  hsl(46, 33%, 63%)  Ecru
#808fbf  rgb(128, 143, 191)  hsl(226, 33%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#80bfb0  rgb(128, 191, 176)  hsl(166, 33%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b080bf  rgb(176, 128, 191)  hsl(286, 33%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty