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#BCBF8A

#bcbf8a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbf8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 63.4°, with 29.28% saturation and 64.51% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.4979

Complementary

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #8d8abf

Split complementary

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #8aa1bf
  3. #a88abf

Analogous

  1. #bfa88a
  2. #bcbf8a
  3. #a1bf8a

Triadic

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #8abcbf
  3. #bf8abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #8abf8d
  3. #8d8abf
  4. #bf8abc

Square

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #8abfa8
  3. #8d8abf
  4. #bf8aa1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f723e
  2. #9fa359
  3. #bcbf8a
  4. #d8dabb
  5. #f5f5ed

Shades

#bcbf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #a9ac7c
  3. #96996e
  4. #848661
  5. #717353
  6. #5e6045
  7. #4b4c37
  8. #383929
  9. #26261c
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #c3c596
  3. #c9cca1
  4. #d0d2ad
  5. #d7d9b9
  6. #dedfc5
  7. #e4e5d0
  8. #ebecdc
  9. #f2f2e8
  10. #f8f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbf8a
  2. #b6b989
  3. #b0b288
  4. #aaac87
  5. #a4a686
  6. #9ea085
  7. #989984
  8. #929383
  9. #8c8d82
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbdaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7ba87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bc8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bc88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbf8a {
  color: #bcbf8a;
}
Background
.bg-bcbf8a {
  background-color: #bcbf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbf8a {
  border: 2px solid #bcbf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbf8a, #a1bf8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.97 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.92 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.03 #434075 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbf8a  rgb(188, 191, 138)  hsl(63, 29%, 65%)  Sage
#8d8abf  rgb(141, 138, 191)  hsl(243, 29%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8abcbf  rgb(138, 188, 191)  hsl(183, 29%, 65%)  Opal
#bf8abc  rgb(191, 138, 188)  hsl(303, 29%, 65%)  Lilac