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#BFBB97

#bfbb97 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbb97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 20.94% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 23.81% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.4885

Complementary

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #979bbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #97afbf
  3. #a797bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa797
  2. #bfbb97
  3. #afbf97

Triadic

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #97bfbb
  3. #bb97bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #9bbf97
  3. #979bbf
  4. #bb97bf

Square

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #97bfa7
  3. #979bbf
  4. #bf97af

Monochromatic

  1. #757148
  2. #a29c68
  3. #bfbb97
  4. #dcdac6
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#bfbb97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #aca888
  3. #999679
  4. #86836a
  5. #73705b
  6. #605e4c
  7. #4c4b3c
  8. #39382d
  9. #26251e
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #c5c2a1
  3. #ccc9ac
  4. #d2cfb6
  5. #d9d6c1
  6. #dfddcb
  7. #e5e4d5
  8. #ecebe0
  9. #f2f1ea
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb97
  2. #b9b595
  3. #b2af92
  4. #aca990
  5. #a6a38e
  6. #a09e8c
  7. #999889
  8. #939287
  9. #8d8c85
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbaad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b895 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bb98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b996 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb97 {
  color: #bfbb97;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb97 {
  background-color: #bfbb97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb97 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 24% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb97, #afbf97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.88 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.07 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.11 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.88 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.05 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.17 #404468 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sage
#bfbb97  rgb(191, 187, 151)  hsl(54, 24%, 67%)  Sage
#979bbf  rgb(151, 155, 191)  hsl(234, 24%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#97bfbb  rgb(151, 191, 187)  hsl(174, 24%, 67%)  Opal
#bb97bf  rgb(187, 151, 191)  hsl(294, 24%, 67%)  Lilac