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#BCB76A

#bcb76a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcb76a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 71.76% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.66% magenta, 43.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.34°, with 37.96% saturation and 57.65% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 0.34.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.456

Complementary

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #6a6fbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #6a98bc
  3. #8e6abc

Analogous

  1. #bc8e6a
  2. #bcb76a
  3. #98bc6a

Triadic

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #6abcb7
  3. #b76abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #6fbc6a
  3. #6a6fbc
  4. #b76abc

Square

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #6abc8e
  3. #6a6fbc
  4. #bc6a98

Monochromatic

  1. #615e2c
  2. #969143
  3. #bcb76a
  4. #d4d19f
  5. #ebead4

Shades

#bcb76a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #a9a55f
  3. #969255
  4. #84804a
  5. #716e40
  6. #5e5c35
  7. #4b492a
  8. #383720
  9. #262515
  10. #13120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb76a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #c3be79
  3. #c9c588
  4. #d0cd97
  5. #d7d4a6
  6. #dedbb5
  7. #e4e2c3
  8. #ebe9d2
  9. #f2f1e1
  10. #f8f8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb76a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb76a
  2. #b6b26c
  3. #b0ac6e
  4. #aaa771
  5. #a4a173
  6. #9e9c75
  7. #989677
  8. #929179
  9. #8c8b7c
  10. #86867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b59c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b264 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b66d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7aea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b466 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b66c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b291 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb76a {
  color: #bcb76a;
}
Background
.bg-bcb76a {
  background-color: #bcb76a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb76a {
  border: 2px solid #bcb76a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb76a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 183 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb76a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb76a, #98bc6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb76a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 183 106 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 0.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.54 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.53 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.58 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.60 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.67 #434895 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcb76a  rgb(188, 183, 106)  hsl(56, 38%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#6a6fbc  rgb(106, 111, 188)  hsl(236, 38%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#6abcb7  rgb(106, 188, 183)  hsl(176, 38%, 58%)  Verdigris
#b76abc  rgb(183, 106, 188)  hsl(296, 38%, 58%)  Medium Orchid