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#BCBD4E

#bcbd4e ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60.54°, with 45.68% saturation and 52.35% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.4764

Complementary

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #4f4ebd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #4e84bd
  3. #864ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd864e
  2. #bcbd4e
  3. #84bd4e

Triadic

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #4ebcbd
  3. #bd4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #4ebd4f
  3. #4f4ebd
  4. #bd4ebc

Square

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #4ebd86
  3. #4f4ebd
  4. #bd4e84

Monochromatic

  1. #53531f
  2. #8a8b34
  3. #bcbd4e
  4. #d1d286
  5. #e6e7bd

Shades

#bcbd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #a9aa46
  3. #96973e
  4. #848437
  5. #71712f
  6. #5e5f27
  7. #4b4c1f
  8. #383917
  9. #262610
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #c3c460
  3. #c9ca71
  4. #d0d183
  5. #d7d795
  6. #dedea7
  7. #e4e5b8
  8. #ebebca
  9. #f2f2dc
  10. #f8f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbd4e
  2. #b6b753
  3. #b0b158
  4. #aaab5d
  5. #a4a562
  6. #9e9f67
  7. #98986c
  8. #929271
  9. #8c8c76
  10. #86867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9ba99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb642 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb954 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b2a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bb52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbd4e {
  color: #bcbd4e;
}
Background
.bg-bcbd4e {
  background-color: #bcbd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbd4e {
  border: 2px solid #bcbd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbd4e, #84bd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 78 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.13 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.49 #4342b1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbd4e  rgb(188, 189, 78)  hsl(61, 46%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#4f4ebd  rgb(79, 78, 189)  hsl(241, 46%, 52%)  Iris
#4ebcbd  rgb(78, 188, 189)  hsl(181, 46%, 52%)  Verdigris
#bd4ebc  rgb(189, 78, 188)  hsl(301, 46%, 52%)  Medium Orchid