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#BFB87F

#bfb87f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfb87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.16% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.66% magenta, 33.51% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 53.44°, with 33.33% saturation and 62.35% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.4689

Complementary

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #7f86bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #7fa6bf
  3. #987fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf987f
  2. #bfb87f
  3. #a6bf7f

Triadic

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #7fbfb8
  3. #b87fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #86bf7f
  3. #7f86bf
  4. #b87fbf

Square

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #7fbf98
  3. #7f86bf
  4. #bf7fa6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6837
  2. #a19850
  3. #bfb87f
  4. #d8d4b2
  5. #f2f1e5

Shades

#bfb87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #aca672
  3. #999366
  4. #868159
  5. #736e4c
  6. #605c40
  7. #4c4a33
  8. #393726
  9. #262519
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #c5bf8c
  3. #ccc699
  4. #d2cda5
  5. #d9d4b2
  6. #dfdcbf
  7. #e5e3cc
  8. #ecead9
  9. #f2f1e5
  10. #f9f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb87f
  2. #b9b27f
  3. #b2ad7f
  4. #aca77f
  5. #a6a27f
  6. #a09c80
  7. #999680
  8. #939180
  9. #8d8b80
  10. #868680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b47b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b881 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b67d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b49a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb87f {
  color: #bfb87f;
}
Background
.bg-bfb87f {
  background-color: #bfb87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb87f {
  border: 2px solid #bfb87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 184 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 33% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb87f, #a6bf7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 184 127 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.75 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.39 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.02 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.34 #404780 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfb87f  rgb(191, 184, 127)  hsl(53, 33%, 62%)  Sage
#7f86bf  rgb(127, 134, 191)  hsl(233, 33%, 62%)  Glaucous
#7fbfb8  rgb(127, 191, 184)  hsl(173, 33%, 62%)  Verdigris
#b87fbf  rgb(184, 127, 191)  hsl(293, 33%, 62%)  Floral Lavender