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#BDB495

#bdb495 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdb495 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 70.59% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 21.16% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 46.5°, with 23.26% saturation and 66.27% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.4563

Complementary

  1. #bdb495
  2. #959ebd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb495
  2. #95b2bd
  3. #a095bd

Analogous

  1. #bda095
  2. #bdb495
  3. #b2bd95

Triadic

  1. #bdb495
  2. #95bdb4
  3. #b495bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb495
  2. #9ebd95
  3. #959ebd
  4. #b495bd

Square

  1. #bdb495
  2. #95bda0
  3. #959ebd
  4. #bd95b2

Monochromatic

  1. #726847
  2. #a09366
  3. #bdb495
  4. #dad5c4
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#bdb495 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb495
  2. #aaa286
  3. #979077
  4. #847e68
  5. #716c59
  6. #5f5a4b
  7. #4c483c
  8. #39362d
  9. #26241e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb495 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb495
  2. #c4bca0
  3. #cac3aa
  4. #d1cbb5
  5. #d7d2bf
  6. #dedaca
  7. #e5e1d5
  8. #ebe9df
  9. #f2f0ea
  10. #f8f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb495 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb495
  2. #b7af93
  3. #b1aa91
  4. #aba48f
  5. #a59f8d
  6. #9f9a8b
  7. #989588
  8. #929086
  9. #8c8a84
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb596 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb394 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb596 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b1a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb495 {
  color: #bdb495;
}
Background
.bg-bdb495 {
  background-color: #bdb495;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb495 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb495;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb495;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 180 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 23% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb495 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb495, #b2bd95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb495 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 180 149 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.95 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.39 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.42 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.45 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.04 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.33 #424b6a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sage
#bdb495  rgb(189, 180, 149)  hsl(47, 23%, 66%)  Sage
#959ebd  rgb(149, 158, 189)  hsl(227, 23%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#95bdb4  rgb(149, 189, 180)  hsl(167, 23%, 66%)  Opal
#b495bd  rgb(180, 149, 189)  hsl(287, 23%, 66%)  Lilac