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#BCBA7E

#bcba7e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcba7e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.94% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 32.98% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.06°, with 31.63% saturation and 61.57% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.4732

Complementary

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #7e80bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #7e9fbc
  3. #9b7ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc9b7e
  2. #bcba7e
  3. #9fbc7e

Triadic

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #7ebcba
  3. #ba7ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #80bc7e
  3. #7e80bc
  4. #ba7ebc

Square

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #7ebc9b
  3. #7e80bc
  4. #bc7e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6837
  2. #9c9a51
  3. #bcba7e
  4. #d6d5b0
  5. #f0f0e3

Shades

#bcba7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #a9a771
  3. #969565
  4. #848258
  5. #71704c
  6. #5e5d3f
  7. #4b4a32
  8. #383826
  9. #262519
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcba7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #c3c18b
  3. #c9c898
  4. #d0cfa5
  5. #d7d6b2
  6. #deddbf
  7. #e4e3cb
  8. #ebead8
  9. #f2f1e5
  10. #f8f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcba7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcba7e
  2. #b6b47e
  3. #b0ae7e
  4. #aaa97f
  5. #a4a37f
  6. #9e9d7f
  7. #98977f
  8. #92917f
  9. #8c8c80
  10. #868680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b57a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b880 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b3ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b77b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2b97f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcba7e {
  color: #bcba7e;
}
Background
.bg-bcba7e {
  background-color: #bcba7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcba7e {
  border: 2px solid #bcba7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcba7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 32% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcba7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcba7e, #9fbc7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcba7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 126 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.53 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.53 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.78 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.68 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.07 #434581 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcba7e  rgb(188, 186, 126)  hsl(58, 32%, 62%)  Sage
#7e80bc  rgb(126, 128, 188)  hsl(238, 32%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7ebcba  rgb(126, 188, 186)  hsl(178, 32%, 62%)  Verdigris
#ba7ebc  rgb(186, 126, 188)  hsl(298, 32%, 62%)  Sky Magenta