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#BFC485

#bfc485 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc485 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.86% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.14% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 64.76°, with 34.81% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.5225

Complementary

  1. #bfc485
  2. #8a85c4

Split complementary

  1. #bfc485
  2. #85a0c4
  3. #a985c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a985
  2. #bfc485
  3. #a0c485

Triadic

  1. #bfc485
  2. #85bfc4
  3. #c485bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc485
  2. #85c48a
  3. #8a85c4
  4. #c485bf

Square

  1. #bfc485
  2. #85c4a9
  3. #8a85c4
  4. #c485a0

Monochromatic

  1. #727739
  2. #a3aa52
  3. #bfc485
  4. #daddb9
  5. #f5f6ec

Shades

#bfc485 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc485
  2. #acb078
  3. #999d6a
  4. #86895d
  5. #737650
  6. #606243
  7. #4c4e35
  8. #393b28
  9. #26271b
  10. #13140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc485 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc485
  2. #c5ca91
  3. #ccd09d
  4. #d2d6aa
  5. #d9dcb6
  6. #dfe2c2
  7. #e5e7ce
  8. #ecedda
  9. #f2f3e7
  10. #f9f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc485 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc485
  2. #b9bd85
  3. #b2b684
  4. #acb084
  5. #a6a983
  6. #a0a283
  7. #999b82
  8. #939482
  9. #8d8e81
  10. #868781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc1ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbe81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7bdb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c182 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c287 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c0a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc485 {
  color: #bfc485;
}
Background
.bg-bfc485 {
  background-color: #bfc485;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc485 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc485;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc485;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 196 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 35% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc485 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc485, #a0c485);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc485 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 196 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.31 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.75 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.38 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.08 #403b7a Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sage
#bfc485  rgb(191, 196, 133)  hsl(65, 35%, 65%)  Sage
#8a85c4  rgb(138, 133, 196)  hsl(245, 35%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85bfc4  rgb(133, 191, 196)  hsl(185, 35%, 65%)  Opal
#c485bf  rgb(196, 133, 191)  hsl(305, 35%, 65%)  Sky Magenta