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#BCBB8F

#bcbb8f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbb8f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 23.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.67°, with 25.14% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.4822

Complementary

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #8f90bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #8fa6bc
  3. #a48fbc

Analogous

  1. #bca48f
  2. #bcbb8f
  3. #a6bc8f

Triadic

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #8fbcbb
  3. #bb8fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #90bc8f
  3. #8f90bc
  4. #bb8fbc

Square

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #8fbca4
  3. #8f90bc
  4. #bc8fa6

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6e43
  2. #9f9e5f
  3. #bcbb8f
  4. #d9d8bf
  5. #f5f5ef

Shades

#bcbb8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #a9a881
  3. #969672
  4. #848364
  5. #717056
  6. #5e5e48
  7. #4b4b39
  8. #38382b
  9. #26251d
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbb8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #c3c29a
  3. #c9c9a5
  4. #d0cfb1
  5. #d7d6bc
  6. #deddc7
  7. #e4e4d2
  8. #ebebdd
  9. #f2f1e9
  10. #f8f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbb8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbb8f
  2. #b6b58e
  3. #b0af8c
  4. #aaa98b
  5. #a4a389
  6. #9e9e88
  7. #989886
  8. #929285
  9. #8c8c83
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b78c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b991 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b5af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b98d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ba90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbb8f {
  color: #bcbb8f;
}
Background
.bg-bcbb8f {
  background-color: #bcbb8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbb8f {
  border: 2px solid #bcbb8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbb8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbb8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbb8f, #a6bc8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbb8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 143 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.37 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.18 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.69 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.29 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.54 #434470 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbb8f  rgb(188, 187, 143)  hsl(59, 25%, 65%)  Sage
#8f90bc  rgb(143, 144, 188)  hsl(239, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8fbcbb  rgb(143, 188, 187)  hsl(179, 25%, 65%)  Opal
#bb8fbc  rgb(187, 143, 188)  hsl(299, 25%, 65%)  Lilac