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#BFBB72

#bfbb72 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbb72 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 40.31% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.88°, with 37.56% saturation and 59.8% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.4783

Complementary

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #7276bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #729cbf
  3. #9472bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9472
  2. #bfbb72
  3. #9cbf72

Triadic

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #72bfbb
  3. #bb72bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #76bf72
  3. #7276bf
  4. #bb72bf

Square

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #72bf94
  3. #7276bf
  4. #bf729c

Monochromatic

  1. #69662f
  2. #9d9947
  3. #bfbb72
  4. #d7d4a7
  5. #efeedb

Shades

#bfbb72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #aca867
  3. #99965b
  4. #868350
  5. #737044
  6. #605e39
  7. #4c4b2e
  8. #393822
  9. #262517
  10. #13130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #c5c280
  3. #ccc98e
  4. #d2cf9c
  5. #d9d6aa
  6. #dfddb9
  7. #e5e4c7
  8. #ecebd5
  9. #f2f1e3
  10. #f9f8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb72
  2. #b9b573
  3. #b2af75
  4. #aca976
  5. #a6a378
  6. #a09e79
  7. #99987a
  8. #93927c
  9. #8d8c7d
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b66c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8ba75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b86f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ba74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b696 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb72 {
  color: #bfbb72;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb72 {
  background-color: #bfbb72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb72 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 38% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb72, #9cbf72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 114 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 1.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.44 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.76 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.43 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.20 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.38 #40448d Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbb72  rgb(191, 187, 114)  hsl(57, 38%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#7276bf  rgb(114, 118, 191)  hsl(237, 38%, 60%)  Glaucous
#72bfbb  rgb(114, 191, 187)  hsl(177, 38%, 60%)  Verdigris
#bb72bf  rgb(187, 114, 191)  hsl(297, 38%, 60%)  Orchid