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#BFBB91

#bfbb91 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbb91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 24.08% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 26.44% saturation and 65.88% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.4866

Complementary

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #9195bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #91acbf
  3. #a491bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa491
  2. #bfbb91
  3. #acbf91

Triadic

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #91bfbb
  3. #bb91bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #95bf91
  3. #9195bf
  4. #bb91bf

Square

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #91bfa4
  3. #9195bf
  4. #bf91ac

Monochromatic

  1. #746f43
  2. #a39d61
  3. #bfbb91
  4. #dbd9c1
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#bfbb91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #aca883
  3. #999674
  4. #868366
  5. #737057
  6. #605e49
  7. #4c4b3a
  8. #39382c
  9. #26251d
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #c5c29c
  3. #ccc9a7
  4. #d2cfb2
  5. #d9d6bd
  6. #dfddc8
  7. #e5e4d3
  8. #ecebde
  9. #f2f1e9
  10. #f9f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb91
  2. #b9b58f
  3. #b2af8e
  4. #aca98c
  5. #a6a38a
  6. #a09e89
  7. #999887
  8. #939285
  9. #8d8c83
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbaab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b88e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4ba92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b98f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb91 {
  color: #bfbb91;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb91 {
  background-color: #bfbb91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb91 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 26% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb91, #acbf91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 145 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.37 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.51 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.66 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.00 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 11.31 #40446e Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfbb91  rgb(191, 187, 145)  hsl(55, 26%, 66%)  Sage
#9195bf  rgb(145, 149, 191)  hsl(235, 26%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#91bfbb  rgb(145, 191, 187)  hsl(175, 26%, 66%)  Opal
#bb91bf  rgb(187, 145, 191)  hsl(295, 26%, 66%)  Lilac