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#BCBA89

#bcba89 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcba89 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.94% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 27.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 57.65°, with 27.57% saturation and 63.73% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.08.

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Relative luminance0.4762

Complementary

  1. #bcba89
  2. #898bbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcba89
  2. #89a5bc
  3. #a189bc

Analogous

  1. #bca189
  2. #bcba89
  3. #a5bc89

Triadic

  1. #bcba89
  2. #89bcba
  3. #ba89bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcba89
  2. #8bbc89
  3. #898bbc
  4. #ba89bc

Square

  1. #bcba89
  2. #89bca1
  3. #898bbc
  4. #bc89a5

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6c3e
  2. #9f9c5a
  3. #bcba89
  4. #d8d7ba
  5. #f3f3eb

Shades

#bcba89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcba89
  2. #a9a77b
  3. #96956e
  4. #848260
  5. #717052
  6. #5e5d45
  7. #4b4a37
  8. #383829
  9. #26251b
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcba89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcba89
  2. #c3c195
  3. #c9c8a1
  4. #d0cfac
  5. #d7d6b8
  6. #deddc4
  7. #e4e3d0
  8. #ebeadc
  9. #f2f1e7
  10. #f8f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcba89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcba89
  2. #b6b488
  3. #b0ae87
  4. #aaa986
  5. #a4a385
  6. #9e9d85
  7. #989784
  8. #929183
  9. #8c8c82
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b686 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b98b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1b98a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcba89 {
  color: #bcba89;
}
Background
.bg-bcba89 {
  background-color: #bcba89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcba89 {
  border: 2px solid #bcba89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcba89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcba89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcba89, #a5bc89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcba89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 137 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.08 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.47 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.06 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.43 #434576 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcba89  rgb(188, 186, 137)  hsl(58, 28%, 64%)  Sage
#898bbc  rgb(137, 139, 188)  hsl(238, 28%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#89bcba  rgb(137, 188, 186)  hsl(178, 28%, 64%)  Opal
#ba89bc  rgb(186, 137, 188)  hsl(298, 28%, 64%)  Lilac