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#BCBC85

#bcbc85 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbc85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.73% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 29.1% saturation and 62.94% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.4835

Complementary

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #8585bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #85a0bc
  3. #a085bc

Analogous

  1. #bca085
  2. #bcbc85
  3. #a0bc85

Triadic

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #85bcbc
  3. #bc85bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #85bc85
  3. #8585bc
  4. #bc85bc

Square

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #85bca0
  3. #8585bc
  4. #bc85a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6c3c
  2. #9e9e57
  3. #bcbc85
  4. #d7d7b6
  5. #f2f2e8

Shades

#bcbc85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #a9a978
  3. #96966a
  4. #84845d
  5. #717150
  6. #5e5e43
  7. #4b4b35
  8. #383828
  9. #26261b
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #c3c391
  3. #c9c99d
  4. #d0d0aa
  5. #d7d7b6
  6. #dedec2
  7. #e4e4ce
  8. #ebebda
  9. #f2f2e7
  10. #f8f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc85
  2. #b6b685
  3. #b0b084
  4. #aaaa84
  5. #a4a483
  6. #9e9e83
  7. #989882
  8. #929282
  9. #8c8c81
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babaa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b781 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b89f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc85 {
  color: #bcbc85;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc85 {
  background-color: #bcbc85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc85 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 29% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc85, #a0bc85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.91 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.86 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.86 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.96 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.02 #43437a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbc85  rgb(188, 188, 133)  hsl(60, 29%, 63%)  Sage
#8585bc  rgb(133, 133, 188)  hsl(240, 29%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85bcbc  rgb(133, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 29%, 63%)  Opal
#bc85bc  rgb(188, 133, 188)  hsl(300, 29%, 63%)  Sky Magenta