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#BCBC7D

#bcbc7d ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbc7d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 31.98% saturation and 61.37% 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 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.4814

Complementary

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #7d7dbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #7d9cbc
  3. #9c7dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc9c7d
  2. #bcbc7d
  3. #9cbc7d

Triadic

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #7dbcbc
  3. #bc7dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #7dbc7d
  3. #7d7dbc
  4. #bc7dbc

Square

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #7dbc9c
  3. #7d7dbc
  4. #bc7d9c

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6a36
  2. #9c9c50
  3. #bcbc7d
  4. #d6d6af
  5. #f0f0e2

Shades

#bcbc7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #a9a971
  3. #969664
  4. #848458
  5. #71714b
  6. #5e5e3f
  7. #4b4b32
  8. #383826
  9. #262619
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #c3c38a
  3. #c9c997
  4. #d0d0a4
  5. #d7d7b1
  6. #dedebe
  7. #e4e4cb
  8. #ebebd8
  9. #f2f2e5
  10. #f8f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc7d
  2. #b6b67d
  3. #b0b07e
  4. #aaaa7e
  5. #a4a47e
  6. #9e9e7f
  7. #98987f
  8. #92927f
  9. #8c8c7f
  10. #868680
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babaa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b779 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7ba80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b4ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b97a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bb7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b89b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc7d {
  color: #bcbc7d;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc7d {
  background-color: #bcbc7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc7d {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc7d, #9cbc7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 125 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.43 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.03 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.63 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.60 #434382 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbc7d  rgb(188, 188, 125)  hsl(60, 32%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#7d7dbc  rgb(125, 125, 188)  hsl(240, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7dbcbc  rgb(125, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 32%, 61%)  Verdigris
#bc7dbc  rgb(188, 125, 188)  hsl(300, 32%, 61%)  Sky Magenta