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#BCBC8A

#bcbc8a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbc8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 27.17% saturation and 63.92% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.4849

Complementary

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #8a8abc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #8aa3bc
  3. #a38abc

Analogous

  1. #bca38a
  2. #bcbc8a
  3. #a3bc8a

Triadic

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #8abcbc
  3. #bc8abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #8abc8a
  3. #8a8abc
  4. #bc8abc

Square

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #8abca3
  3. #8a8abc
  4. #bc8aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6e3f
  2. #9f9f5b
  3. #bcbc8a
  4. #d8d8bb
  5. #f4f4eb

Shades

#bcbc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #a9a97c
  3. #96966e
  4. #848461
  5. #717153
  6. #5e5e45
  7. #4b4b37
  8. #383829
  9. #26261c
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #c3c396
  3. #c9c9a1
  4. #d0d0ad
  5. #d7d7b9
  6. #dedec5
  7. #e4e4d0
  8. #ebebdc
  9. #f2f2e8
  10. #f8f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbc8a
  2. #b6b689
  3. #b0b088
  4. #aaaa87
  5. #a4a486
  6. #9e9e85
  7. #989884
  8. #929283
  9. #8c8c82
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babaa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b887 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5ba8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b8a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbc8a {
  color: #bcbc8a;
}
Background
.bg-bcbc8a {
  background-color: #bcbc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbc8a {
  border: 2px solid #bcbc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbc8a, #a3bc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.85 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.74 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.08 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 11.40 #434375 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbc8a  rgb(188, 188, 138)  hsl(60, 27%, 64%)  Sage
#8a8abc  rgb(138, 138, 188)  hsl(240, 27%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#8abcbc  rgb(138, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 27%, 64%)  Opal
#bc8abc  rgb(188, 138, 188)  hsl(300, 27%, 64%)  Lilac