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#BFBC56

#bfbc56 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbc56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 54.97% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.29°, with 45.06% saturation and 54.31% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.4771

Complementary

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #5659bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #568dbf
  3. #8756bf

Analogous

  1. #bf8756
  2. #bfbc56
  3. #8dbf56

Triadic

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #56bfbc
  3. #bc56bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #59bf56
  3. #5659bf
  4. #bc56bf

Square

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #56bf87
  3. #5659bf
  4. #bf568d

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5822
  2. #918f37
  3. #bfbc56
  4. #d4d28d
  5. #e9e8c5

Shades

#bfbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #aca94d
  3. #999645
  4. #86843c
  5. #737134
  6. #605e2b
  7. #4c4b22
  8. #39381a
  9. #262611
  10. #131309
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #c5c367
  3. #ccc978
  4. #d2d089
  5. #d9d79a
  6. #dfdeab
  7. #e5e4bb
  8. #ecebcc
  9. #f2f2dd
  10. #f9f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbc56
  2. #b9b65a
  3. #b2b05e
  4. #acaa63
  5. #a6a467
  6. #a09e6b
  7. #99986f
  8. #939273
  9. #8d8c78
  10. #86867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb99a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab54c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccba5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b850 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7bb59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6b68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbc56 {
  color: #bfbc56;
}
Background
.bg-bfbc56 {
  background-color: #bfbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbc56, #8dbf56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.42 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.71 #4043a9 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbc56  rgb(191, 188, 86)  hsl(58, 45%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#5659bf  rgb(86, 89, 191)  hsl(238, 45%, 54%)  Iris
#56bfbc  rgb(86, 191, 188)  hsl(178, 45%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bc56bf  rgb(188, 86, 191)  hsl(298, 45%, 54%)  Medium Orchid