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#BFBB85

#bfbb85 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbb85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 30.37% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.86°, with 31.18% saturation and 63.53% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.4831

Complementary

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #8589bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #85a6bf
  3. #9e85bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9e85
  2. #bfbb85
  3. #a6bf85

Triadic

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #85bfbb
  3. #bb85bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #89bf85
  3. #8589bf
  4. #bb85bf

Square

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #85bf9e
  3. #8589bf
  4. #bf85a6

Monochromatic

  1. #706c3b
  2. #a29d55
  3. #bfbb85
  4. #d9d7b7
  5. #f4f3e9

Shades

#bfbb85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #aca878
  3. #99966a
  4. #86835d
  5. #737050
  6. #605e43
  7. #4c4b35
  8. #393828
  9. #26251b
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #c5c291
  3. #ccc99d
  4. #d2cfaa
  5. #d9d6b6
  6. #dfddc2
  7. #e5e4ce
  8. #ecebda
  9. #f2f1e7
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb85
  2. #b9b585
  3. #b2af84
  4. #aca984
  5. #a6a383
  6. #a09e83
  7. #999882
  8. #939282
  9. #8d8c81
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbaa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b781 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ba86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b79e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb85 {
  color: #bfbb85;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb85 {
  background-color: #bfbb85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb85 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 31% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb85, #a6bf85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.68 #40447a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfbb85  rgb(191, 187, 133)  hsl(56, 31%, 64%)  Sage
#8589bf  rgb(133, 137, 191)  hsl(236, 31%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#85bfbb  rgb(133, 191, 187)  hsl(176, 31%, 64%)  Opal
#bb85bf  rgb(187, 133, 191)  hsl(296, 31%, 64%)  Sky Magenta