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#BCBC75

#bcbc75 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbc75 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 34.63% saturation and 59.8% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4794

Complementary

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #7575bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #7598bc
  3. #9875bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9875
  2. #bcbc75
  3. #98bc75

Triadic

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #75bcbc
  3. #bc75bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #75bc75
  3. #7575bc
  4. #bc75bc

Square

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #75bc98
  3. #7575bc
  4. #bc7598

Monochromatic

  1. #666632
  2. #9a9a4b
  3. #bcbc75
  4. #d5d5a8
  5. #eeeedc

Shades

#bcbc75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #a9a969
  3. #96965e
  4. #848452
  5. #717146
  6. #5e5e3b
  7. #4b4b2f
  8. #383823
  9. #262617
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #c3c383
  3. #c9c991
  4. #d0d09e
  5. #d7d7ac
  6. #dedeba
  7. #e4e4c8
  8. #ebebd6
  9. #f2f2e3
  10. #f8f8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc75
  2. #b6b676
  3. #b0b077
  4. #aaaa78
  5. #a4a479
  6. #9e9e7b
  7. #98987c
  8. #92927d
  9. #8c8c7e
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babaa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b670 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b978 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b972 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ba77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2b798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc75 {
  color: #bcbc75;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc75 {
  background-color: #bcbc75;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc75 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 35% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc75, #98bc75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 117 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.35 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.64 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.99 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.71 #43438a Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbc75  rgb(188, 188, 117)  hsl(60, 35%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#7575bc  rgb(117, 117, 188)  hsl(240, 35%, 60%)  Medium Purple
#75bcbc  rgb(117, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 35%, 60%)  Verdigris
#bc75bc  rgb(188, 117, 188)  hsl(300, 35%, 60%)  Sky Magenta