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#BCBE4E

#bcbe4e ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbe4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 61.07°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4807

Complementary

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #504ebe

Split complementary

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #4e84be
  3. #884ebe

Analogous

  1. #be884e
  2. #bcbe4e
  3. #84be4e

Triadic

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #4ebcbe
  3. #be4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #4ebe50
  3. #504ebe
  4. #be4ebc

Square

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #4ebe88
  3. #504ebe
  4. #be4e84

Monochromatic

  1. #53541f
  2. #8a8c33
  3. #bcbe4e
  4. #d1d386
  5. #e6e7be

Shades

#bcbe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #a9ab46
  3. #96983e
  4. #848537
  5. #71722f
  6. #5e5f27
  7. #4b4c1f
  8. #383917
  9. #262610
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #c3c560
  3. #c9cb71
  4. #d0d283
  5. #d7d895
  6. #dedfa7
  7. #e4e5b8
  8. #ebecca
  9. #f2f2dc
  10. #f8f9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbe4e
  2. #b6b853
  3. #b0b258
  4. #aaab5d
  5. #a4a562
  6. #9e9f67
  7. #98996c
  8. #929371
  9. #8c8c76
  10. #86867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babb99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb641 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdba55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b3a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b88b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbe4e {
  color: #bcbe4e;
}
Background
.bg-bcbe4e {
  background-color: #bcbe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbe4e {
  border: 2px solid #bcbe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbe4e, #84be4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 78 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.29 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.04 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.19 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.35 #4341b1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbe4e  rgb(188, 190, 78)  hsl(61, 46%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#504ebe  rgb(80, 78, 190)  hsl(241, 46%, 53%)  Iris
#4ebcbe  rgb(78, 188, 190)  hsl(181, 46%, 53%)  Verdigris
#be4ebc  rgb(190, 78, 188)  hsl(301, 46%, 53%)  Medium Orchid