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#BCBE7A

#bcbe7a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bcbe7a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 74.51% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 61.76°, with 34.34% saturation and 61.18% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.4892

Complementary

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #7c7abe

Split complementary

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #7a9abe
  3. #9e7abe

Analogous

  1. #be9e7a
  2. #bcbe7a
  3. #9abe7a

Triadic

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #7abcbe
  3. #be7abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #7abe7c
  3. #7c7abe
  4. #be7abc

Square

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #7abe9e
  3. #7c7abe
  4. #be7a9a

Monochromatic

  1. #696b34
  2. #9c9e4d
  3. #bcbe7a
  4. #d6d7ad
  5. #f0f0e1

Shades

#bcbe7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #a9ab6e
  3. #969862
  4. #848555
  5. #717249
  6. #5e5f3d
  7. #4b4c31
  8. #383925
  9. #262618
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbe7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #c3c587
  3. #c9cb95
  4. #d0d2a2
  5. #d7d8af
  6. #dedfbd
  7. #e4e5ca
  8. #ebecd7
  9. #f2f2e4
  10. #f8f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbe7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbe7a
  2. #b6b87b
  3. #b0b27b
  4. #aaab7c
  5. #a4a57c
  6. #9e9f7d
  7. #98997e
  8. #92937e
  9. #8c8c7f
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b875 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9bb7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bb77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bc7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b99b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbe7a {
  color: #bcbe7a;
}
Background
.bg-bcbe7a {
  background-color: #bcbe7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbe7a {
  border: 2px solid #bcbe7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbe7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbe7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbe7a, #9abe7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbe7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 122 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.33 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.15 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.86 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.95 #434185 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bcbe7a  rgb(188, 190, 122)  hsl(62, 34%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#7c7abe  rgb(124, 122, 190)  hsl(242, 34%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7abcbe  rgb(122, 188, 190)  hsl(182, 34%, 61%)  Verdigris
#be7abc  rgb(190, 122, 188)  hsl(302, 34%, 61%)  Sky Magenta