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#BDB498

#bdb498 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdb498 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.76% magenta, 19.58% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 45.41°, with 21.89% saturation and 66.86% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.4573

Complementary

  1. #bdb498
  2. #98a1bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb498
  2. #98b3bd
  3. #a198bd

Analogous

  1. #bda198
  2. #bdb498
  3. #b3bd98

Triadic

  1. #bdb498
  2. #98bdb4
  3. #b498bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb498
  2. #a1bd98
  3. #98a1bd
  4. #b498bd

Square

  1. #bdb498
  2. #98bda1
  3. #98a1bd
  4. #bd98b3

Monochromatic

  1. #736949
  2. #9f9269
  3. #bdb498
  4. #dbd6c7
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#bdb498 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb498
  2. #aaa289
  3. #97907a
  4. #847e6a
  5. #716c5b
  6. #5f5a4c
  7. #4c483d
  8. #39362e
  9. #26241e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb498 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb498
  2. #c4bca2
  3. #cac3ad
  4. #d1cbb7
  5. #d7d2c1
  6. #dedacc
  7. #e5e1d6
  8. #ebe9e0
  9. #f2f0ea
  10. #f8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb498 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb498
  2. #b7af96
  3. #b1aa93
  4. #aba491
  5. #a59f8e
  6. #9f9a8c
  7. #98958a
  8. #929087
  9. #8c8a85
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab396 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb599 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3afac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb397 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb599 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b1a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb498 {
  color: #bdb498;
}
Background
.bg-bdb498 {
  background-color: #bdb498;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb498 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb498;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb498;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 180 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 22% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb498 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb498, #b3bd98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb498 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 180 152 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.89 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.17 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.56 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.98 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.08 #424b67 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sage
#bdb498  rgb(189, 180, 152)  hsl(45, 22%, 67%)  Sage
#98a1bd  rgb(152, 161, 189)  hsl(225, 22%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98bdb4  rgb(152, 189, 180)  hsl(165, 22%, 67%)  Opal
#b498bd  rgb(180, 152, 189)  hsl(285, 22%, 67%)  Lilac