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#BCBC4E

#bcbc4e ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.4721

Complementary

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #4e4ebc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #4e85bc
  3. #854ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc854e
  2. #bcbc4e
  3. #85bc4e

Triadic

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #4ebcbc
  3. #bc4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #4ebc4e
  3. #4e4ebc
  4. #bc4ebc

Square

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #4ebc85
  3. #4e4ebc
  4. #bc4e85

Monochromatic

  1. #52521f
  2. #898934
  3. #bcbc4e
  4. #d1d186
  5. #e6e6bd

Shades

#bcbc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #a9a946
  3. #96963e
  4. #848437
  5. #71712f
  6. #5e5e27
  7. #4b4b1f
  8. #383817
  9. #262610
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #c3c360
  3. #c9c971
  4. #d0d083
  5. #d7d795
  6. #dedea7
  7. #e4e4b8
  8. #ebebca
  9. #f2f2dc
  10. #f8f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc4e
  2. #b6b653
  3. #b0b058
  4. #aaaa5d
  5. #a4a462
  6. #9e9e67
  7. #98986c
  8. #929271
  9. #8c8c76
  10. #86867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb954 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b1a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b847 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ba52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b68a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc4e {
  color: #bcbc4e;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc4e {
  background-color: #bcbc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc4e {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc4e, #85bc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.23 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.86 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.64 #4343b1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbc4e  rgb(188, 188, 78)  hsl(60, 45%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#4e4ebc  rgb(78, 78, 188)  hsl(240, 45%, 52%)  Iris
#4ebcbc  rgb(78, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 45%, 52%)  Verdigris
#bc4ebc  rgb(188, 78, 188)  hsl(300, 45%, 52%)  Medium Orchid