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#BCBA98

#bcba98 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcba98 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 19.15% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 21.18% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.4808

Complementary

  1. #bcba98
  2. #989abc

Split complementary

  1. #bcba98
  2. #98acbc
  3. #a898bc

Analogous

  1. #bca898
  2. #bcba98
  3. #acbc98

Triadic

  1. #bcba98
  2. #98bcba
  3. #ba98bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcba98
  2. #9abc98
  3. #989abc
  4. #ba98bc

Square

  1. #bcba98
  2. #98bca8
  3. #989abc
  4. #bc98ac

Monochromatic

  1. #716f4a
  2. #9e9b6a
  3. #bcba98
  4. #dad9c6
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bcba98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcba98
  2. #a9a789
  3. #96957a
  4. #84826a
  5. #71705b
  6. #5e5d4c
  7. #4b4a3d
  8. #38382e
  9. #26251e
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcba98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcba98
  2. #c3c1a2
  3. #c9c8ad
  4. #d0cfb7
  5. #d7d6c1
  6. #deddcc
  7. #e4e3d6
  8. #ebeae0
  9. #f2f1ea
  10. #f8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcba98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcba98
  2. #b6b496
  3. #b0ae93
  4. #aaa991
  5. #a4a38e
  6. #9e9d8c
  7. #98978a
  8. #929187
  9. #8c8c85
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b999 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb897 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb7a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcba98 {
  color: #bcba98;
}
Background
.bg-bcba98 {
  background-color: #bcba98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcba98 {
  border: 2px solid #bcba98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcba98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcba98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcba98, #acbc98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcba98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 152 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.38 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.24 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.95 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.25 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.40 #434567 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcba98  rgb(188, 186, 152)  hsl(57, 21%, 67%)  Sage
#989abc  rgb(152, 154, 188)  hsl(237, 21%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#98bcba  rgb(152, 188, 186)  hsl(177, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#ba98bc  rgb(186, 152, 188)  hsl(297, 21%, 67%)  Lilac