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#BCBD85

#bcbd85 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbd85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.12% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.63% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 61.07°, with 29.79% saturation and 63.14% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.4878

Complementary

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #8685bd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #85a0bd
  3. #a285bd

Analogous

  1. #bda285
  2. #bcbd85
  3. #a0bd85

Triadic

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #85bcbd
  3. #bd85bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #85bd86
  3. #8685bd
  4. #bd85bc

Square

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #85bda2
  3. #8685bd
  4. #bd85a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6e3b
  2. #9e9f56
  3. #bcbd85
  4. #d7d8b7
  5. #f3f3e8

Shades

#bcbd85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #a9aa78
  3. #96976a
  4. #84845d
  5. #717150
  6. #5e5f43
  7. #4b4c35
  8. #383928
  9. #26261b
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbd85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #c3c491
  3. #c9ca9d
  4. #d0d1aa
  5. #d7d7b6
  6. #dedec2
  7. #e4e5ce
  8. #ebebda
  9. #f2f2e7
  10. #f8f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbd85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbd85
  2. #b6b785
  3. #b0b184
  4. #aaab84
  5. #a4a583
  6. #9e9f83
  7. #989882
  8. #929282
  9. #8c8c81
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bb87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ba83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bc86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b99f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbd85 {
  color: #bcbd85;
}
Background
.bg-bcbd85 {
  background-color: #bcbd85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbd85 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbd85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbd85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 30% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbd85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbd85, #a0bd85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbd85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.93 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.95 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.80 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.13 #43427a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bcbd85  rgb(188, 189, 133)  hsl(61, 30%, 63%)  Sage
#8685bd  rgb(134, 133, 189)  hsl(241, 30%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85bcbd  rgb(133, 188, 189)  hsl(181, 30%, 63%)  Opal
#bd85bc  rgb(189, 133, 188)  hsl(301, 30%, 63%)  Sky Magenta