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#BFCE99

#bfce99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfce99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 76.98°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5752

Complementary

  1. #bfce99
  2. #a899ce

Split complementary

  1. #bfce99
  2. #99a4ce
  3. #c299ce

Analogous

  1. #cec299
  2. #bfce99
  3. #a4ce99

Triadic

  1. #bfce99
  2. #99bfce
  3. #ce99bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfce99
  2. #99cea8
  3. #a899ce
  4. #ce99bf

Square

  1. #bfce99
  2. #99cec2
  3. #a899ce
  4. #ce99a4

Monochromatic

  1. #778b43
  2. #9fb565
  3. #bfce99
  4. #dfe7cd
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#bfce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfce99
  2. #acb98a
  3. #99a57a
  4. #86906b
  5. #737c5c
  6. #60674d
  7. #4c523d
  8. #393e2e
  9. #26291f
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfce99
  2. #c5d3a3
  3. #ccd8ad
  4. #d2ddb8
  5. #d9e2c2
  6. #dfe7cc
  7. #e5ebd6
  8. #ecf0e0
  9. #f2f5eb
  10. #f9faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfce99
  2. #b9c697
  3. #b2be94
  4. #acb792
  5. #a6af8f
  6. #a0a78d
  7. #999f8a
  8. #939788
  9. #8d9085
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c89b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccca97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbca9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2cbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfce99 {
  color: #bfce99;
}
Background
.bg-bfce99 {
  background-color: #bfce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfce99 {
  border: 2px solid #bfce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfce99, #a4ce99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.54 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.13 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.57 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.45 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.47 #403166 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfce99  rgb(191, 206, 153)  hsl(77, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#a899ce  rgb(168, 153, 206)  hsl(257, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#99bfce  rgb(153, 191, 206)  hsl(197, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#ce99bf  rgb(206, 153, 191)  hsl(317, 35%, 70%)  Lilac