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#BCBF4E

#bcbf4e ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 61.59°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.485

Complementary

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #514ebf

Split complementary

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #4e84bf
  3. #8a4ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf8a4e
  2. #bcbf4e
  3. #84bf4e

Triadic

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #4ebcbf
  3. #bf4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #4ebf51
  3. #514ebf
  4. #bf4ebc

Square

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #4ebf8a
  3. #514ebf
  4. #bf4e84

Monochromatic

  1. #54551f
  2. #8b8d33
  3. #bcbf4e
  4. #d1d386
  5. #e7e8be

Shades

#bcbf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #a9ac46
  3. #96993e
  4. #848637
  5. #71732f
  6. #5e6027
  7. #4b4c1f
  8. #383917
  9. #262610
  10. #131308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #c3c560
  3. #c9cc71
  4. #d0d283
  5. #d7d995
  6. #dedfa7
  7. #e4e5b8
  8. #ebecca
  9. #f2f2dc
  10. #f8f9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbf4e
  2. #b6b953
  3. #b0b258
  4. #aaac5d
  5. #a4a662
  6. #9ea067
  7. #98996c
  8. #929371
  9. #8c8d76
  10. #86867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babb9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb741 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cebb55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b4a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ba47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbf4e {
  color: #bcbf4e;
}
Background
.bg-bcbf4e {
  background-color: #bcbf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbf4e {
  border: 2px solid #bcbf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbf4e, #84bf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 78 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.14 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.22 #4340b1 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbf4e  rgb(188, 191, 78)  hsl(62, 47%, 53%)  Dark Khaki
#514ebf  rgb(81, 78, 191)  hsl(242, 47%, 53%)  Iris
#4ebcbf  rgb(78, 188, 191)  hsl(182, 47%, 53%)  Verdigris
#bf4ebc  rgb(191, 78, 188)  hsl(302, 47%, 53%)  Medium Orchid