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#BCB394

#bcb394 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcb394 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 70.2% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.79% magenta, 21.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 46.5°, with 22.99% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.4507

Complementary

  1. #bcb394
  2. #949dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb394
  2. #94b1bc
  3. #9f94bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9f94
  2. #bcb394
  3. #b1bc94

Triadic

  1. #bcb394
  2. #94bcb3
  3. #b394bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb394
  2. #9dbc94
  3. #949dbc
  4. #b394bc

Square

  1. #bcb394
  2. #94bc9f
  3. #949dbc
  4. #bc94b1

Monochromatic

  1. #716746
  2. #9f9265
  3. #bcb394
  4. #d9d4c3
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#bcb394 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb394
  2. #a9a185
  3. #968f76
  4. #847d68
  5. #716b59
  6. #5e5a4a
  7. #4b483b
  8. #38362c
  9. #26241e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb394 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb394
  2. #c3bb9f
  3. #c9c2a9
  4. #d0cab4
  5. #d7d1bf
  6. #ded9ca
  7. #e4e1d4
  8. #ebe8df
  9. #f2f0ea
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb394 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb394
  2. #b6ae92
  3. #b0a990
  4. #aaa48e
  5. #a49f8c
  6. #9e9a8a
  7. #989488
  8. #928f86
  9. #8c8a84
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab192 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb495 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3aeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b0a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb394 {
  color: #bcb394;
}
Background
.bg-bcb394 {
  background-color: #bcb394;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb394 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb394;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb394;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 179 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb394 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb394, #b1bc94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb394 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 179 148 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.98 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.37 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.41 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.52 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.28 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.54 #434c6b Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcb394  rgb(188, 179, 148)  hsl(47, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#949dbc  rgb(148, 157, 188)  hsl(227, 23%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#94bcb3  rgb(148, 188, 179)  hsl(167, 23%, 66%)  Opal
#b394bc  rgb(179, 148, 188)  hsl(287, 23%, 66%)  Lilac