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#BCBB99

#bcbb99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbb99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 18.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 58.29°, with 20.71% saturation and 66.86% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4853

Complementary

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #999abc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #99abbc
  3. #a999bc

Analogous

  1. #bca999
  2. #bcbb99
  3. #abbc99

Triadic

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #99bcbb
  3. #bb99bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #9abc99
  3. #999abc
  4. #bb99bc

Square

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #99bca9
  3. #999abc
  4. #bc99ab

Monochromatic

  1. #71704b
  2. #9e9c6b
  3. #bcbb99
  4. #dadac7
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bcbb99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #a9a88a
  3. #96967a
  4. #84836b
  5. #71705c
  6. #5e5e4d
  7. #4b4b3d
  8. #38382e
  9. #26251f
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbb99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #c3c2a3
  3. #c9c9ad
  4. #d0cfb8
  5. #d7d6c2
  6. #deddcc
  7. #e4e4d6
  8. #ebebe0
  9. #f2f1eb
  10. #f8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbb99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbb99
  2. #b6b597
  3. #b0af94
  4. #aaa992
  5. #a4a38f
  6. #9e9e8d
  7. #98988a
  8. #929288
  9. #8c8c85
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babaad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ba9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0ba9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb8a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbb99 {
  color: #bcbb99;
}
Background
.bg-bcbb99 {
  background-color: #bcbb99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbb99 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbb99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbb99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbb99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbb99, #abbc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbb99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.52 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.04 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.37 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.41 #434466 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbb99  rgb(188, 187, 153)  hsl(58, 21%, 67%)  Sage
#999abc  rgb(153, 154, 188)  hsl(238, 21%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#99bcbb  rgb(153, 188, 187)  hsl(178, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#bb99bc  rgb(187, 153, 188)  hsl(298, 21%, 67%)  Lilac