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#BCBCA2

#bcbca2 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbca2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.83% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 16.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.4927

Complementary

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #a2a2bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #a2afbc
  3. #afa2bc

Analogous

  1. #bcafa2
  2. #bcbca2
  3. #afbca2

Triadic

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #a2bcbc
  3. #bca2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #a2bca2
  3. #a2a2bc
  4. #bca2bc

Square

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #a2bcaf
  3. #a2a2bc
  4. #bca2af

Monochromatic

  1. #737352
  2. #9c9c76
  3. #bcbca2
  4. #dcdcce
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bcbca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #a9a992
  3. #969682
  4. #848471
  5. #717161
  6. #5e5e51
  7. #4b4b41
  8. #383831
  9. #262620
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #c3c3ab
  3. #c9c9b5
  4. #d0d0be
  5. #d7d7c7
  6. #deded1
  7. #e4e4da
  8. #ebebe3
  9. #f2f2ec
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbca2
  2. #b6b69f
  3. #b0b09b
  4. #aaaa98
  5. #a4a494
  6. #9e9e91
  7. #98988e
  8. #92928a
  9. #8c8c87
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbbb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1baa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbba3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbaad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbca2 {
  color: #bcbca2;
}
Background
.bg-bcbca2 {
  background-color: #bcbca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbca2 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 16% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbca2, #afbca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 162 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.00 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.89 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.09 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.20 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.80 #43435d Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbca2  rgb(188, 188, 162)  hsl(60, 16%, 69%)  Sage
#a2a2bc  rgb(162, 162, 188)  hsl(240, 16%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a2bcbc  rgb(162, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 16%, 69%)  Opal
#bca2bc  rgb(188, 162, 188)  hsl(300, 16%, 69%)  Pastel Purple