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#BCBB95

#bcbb95 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbb95 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 20.74% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.46°, with 22.54% saturation and 66.08% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.484

Complementary

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #9596bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #95aabc
  3. #a895bc

Analogous

  1. #bca895
  2. #bcbb95
  3. #aabc95

Triadic

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #95bcbb
  3. #bb95bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #96bc95
  3. #9596bc
  4. #bb95bc

Square

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #95bca8
  3. #9596bc
  4. #bc95aa

Monochromatic

  1. #717047
  2. #9e9d66
  3. #bcbb95
  4. #dad9c4
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bcbb95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #a9a886
  3. #969677
  4. #848368
  5. #717059
  6. #5e5e4b
  7. #4b4b3c
  8. #38382d
  9. #26251e
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbb95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #c3c2a0
  3. #c9c9aa
  4. #d0cfb5
  5. #d7d6bf
  6. #deddca
  7. #e4e4d5
  8. #ebebdf
  9. #f2f1ea
  10. #f8f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbb95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbb95
  2. #b6b593
  3. #b0af91
  4. #aaa98f
  5. #a4a38d
  6. #9e9e8b
  7. #989888
  8. #929286
  9. #8c8c84
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b893 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ba96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb994 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0ba96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbb95 {
  color: #bcbb95;
}
Background
.bg-bcbb95 {
  background-color: #bcbb95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbb95 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbb95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbb95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbb95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbb95, #aabc95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbb95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 149 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.50 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.82 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.02 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.29 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.72 #43446a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbb95  rgb(188, 187, 149)  hsl(58, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#9596bc  rgb(149, 150, 188)  hsl(238, 23%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#95bcbb  rgb(149, 188, 187)  hsl(178, 23%, 66%)  Opal
#bb95bc  rgb(187, 149, 188)  hsl(298, 23%, 66%)  Lilac