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#BBC87F

#bbc87f ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbc87f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.43% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 70.68°, with 39.89% saturation and 64.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.5341

Complementary

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #8c7fc8

Split complementary

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #7f97c8
  3. #b07fc8

Analogous

  1. #c8b07f
  2. #bbc87f
  3. #97c87f

Triadic

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #7fbbc8
  3. #c87fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #7fc88c
  3. #8c7fc8
  4. #c87fbb

Square

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #7fc8b0
  3. #8c7fc8
  4. #c87f97

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7a34
  2. #9daf4b
  3. #bbc87f
  4. #d7dfb5
  5. #f4f6ea

Shades

#bbc87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #a8b472
  3. #96a066
  4. #838c59
  5. #70784c
  6. #5e6440
  7. #4b5033
  8. #383c26
  9. #252819
  10. #13140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #c2ce8c
  3. #c9d399
  4. #cfd9a5
  5. #d6deb2
  6. #dde4bf
  7. #e4e9cc
  8. #ebefd9
  9. #f1f4e5
  10. #f8faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc87f
  2. #b5c17f
  3. #afba7f
  4. #a9b27f
  5. #a3ab7f
  6. #9ea480
  7. #989d80
  8. #929680
  9. #8c8e80
  10. #868780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c17a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c282 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c0b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c47c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c481 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc4a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc87f {
  color: #bbc87f;
}
Background
.bg-bbc87f {
  background-color: #bbc87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc87f {
  border: 2px solid #bbc87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 200 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 40% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc87f, #97c87f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 200 127 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.62 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.70 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.18 #443780 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bbc87f  rgb(187, 200, 127)  hsl(71, 40%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#8c7fc8  rgb(140, 127, 200)  hsl(251, 40%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7fbbc8  rgb(127, 187, 200)  hsl(191, 40%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#c87fbb  rgb(200, 127, 187)  hsl(311, 40%, 64%)  Sky Magenta