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#BDB391

#bdb391 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdb391 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.2% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 23.28% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 25% saturation and 65.49% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.451

Complementary

  1. #bdb391
  2. #919bbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb391
  2. #91b1bd
  3. #9d91bd

Analogous

  1. #bd9d91
  2. #bdb391
  3. #b1bd91

Triadic

  1. #bdb391
  2. #91bdb3
  3. #b391bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb391
  2. #9bbd91
  3. #919bbd
  4. #b391bd

Square

  1. #bdb391
  2. #91bd9d
  3. #919bbd
  4. #bd91b1

Monochromatic

  1. #716744
  2. #a09261
  3. #bdb391
  4. #dad4c1
  5. #f6f5f1

Shades

#bdb391 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb391
  2. #aaa183
  3. #978f74
  4. #847d66
  5. #716b57
  6. #5f5a49
  7. #4c483a
  8. #39362c
  9. #26241d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb391 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb391
  2. #c4bb9c
  3. #cac2a7
  4. #d1cab2
  5. #d7d1bd
  6. #ded9c8
  7. #e5e1d3
  8. #ebe8de
  9. #f2f0e9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb391 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb391
  2. #b7ae8f
  3. #b1a98e
  4. #aba48c
  5. #a59f8a
  6. #9f9a89
  7. #989487
  8. #928f85
  9. #8c8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb18f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb492 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4aeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb290 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb492 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b0a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb391 {
  color: #bdb391;
}
Background
.bg-bdb391 {
  background-color: #bdb391;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb391 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb391;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb391;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 179 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 25% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb391 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb391, #b1bd91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb391 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 179 145 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.39 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.46 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.61 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.96 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.65 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.68 #424c6e Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bdb391  rgb(189, 179, 145)  hsl(46, 25%, 65%)  Sage
#919bbd  rgb(145, 155, 189)  hsl(226, 25%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#91bdb3  rgb(145, 189, 179)  hsl(166, 25%, 65%)  Opal
#b391bd  rgb(179, 145, 189)  hsl(286, 25%, 65%)  Lilac