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#BFBB8A

#bfbb8a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbb8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.47°, 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.04.

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Relative luminance0.4845

Complementary

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #8a8ebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #8aa9bf
  3. #a08abf

Analogous

  1. #bfa08a
  2. #bfbb8a
  3. #a9bf8a

Triadic

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #8abfbb
  3. #bb8abf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #8ebf8a
  3. #8a8ebf
  4. #bb8abf

Square

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #8abfa0
  3. #8a8ebf
  4. #bf8aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #726e3e
  2. #a39e59
  3. #bfbb8a
  4. #dad8bb
  5. #f5f4ed

Shades

#bfbb8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #aca87c
  3. #99966e
  4. #868361
  5. #737053
  6. #605e45
  7. #4c4b37
  8. #393829
  9. #26251c
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #c5c296
  3. #ccc9a1
  4. #d2cfad
  5. #d9d6b9
  6. #dfddc5
  7. #e5e4d0
  8. #ecebdc
  9. #f2f1e8
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb8a
  2. #b9b589
  3. #b2af88
  4. #aca987
  5. #a6a386
  6. #a09e85
  7. #999884
  8. #939283
  9. #8d8c82
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbaa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5ba8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bb8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b7a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb8a {
  color: #bfbb8a;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb8a {
  background-color: #bfbb8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb8a {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb8a, #a9bf8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.04 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.14 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.39 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.02 #404475 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfbb8a  rgb(191, 187, 138)  hsl(55, 29%, 65%)  Sage
#8a8ebf  rgb(138, 142, 191)  hsl(235, 29%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8abfbb  rgb(138, 191, 187)  hsl(175, 29%, 65%)  Opal
#bb8abf  rgb(187, 138, 191)  hsl(295, 29%, 65%)  Wisteria