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#BDBC8F

#bdbc8f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdbc8f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.73% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 24.34% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.7°, with 25.84% saturation and 65.1% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.4877

Complementary

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #8f90bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #8fa7bd
  3. #a58fbd

Analogous

  1. #bda58f
  2. #bdbc8f
  3. #a7bd8f

Triadic

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #8fbdbc
  3. #bc8fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #90bd8f
  3. #8f90bd
  4. #bc8fbd

Square

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #8fbda5
  3. #8f90bd
  4. #bd8fa7

Monochromatic

  1. #717042
  2. #a19f5f
  3. #bdbc8f
  4. #d9d9bf
  5. #f6f6ef

Shades

#bdbc8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #aaa981
  3. #979672
  4. #848464
  5. #717156
  6. #5f5e48
  7. #4c4b39
  8. #39382b
  9. #26261d
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbc8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #c4c39a
  3. #cac9a5
  4. #d1d0b1
  5. #d7d7bc
  6. #dedec7
  7. #e5e4d2
  8. #ebebdd
  9. #f2f2e9
  10. #f8f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbc8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbc8f
  2. #b7b68e
  3. #b1b08c
  4. #abaa8b
  5. #a5a489
  6. #9f9e88
  7. #989886
  8. #929285
  9. #8c8c83
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbaaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b88c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5ba91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1ba8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbc8f {
  color: #bdbc8f;
}
Background
.bg-bdbc8f {
  background-color: #bdbc8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbc8f {
  border: 2px solid #bdbc8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbc8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 26% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbc8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbc8f, #a7bd8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbc8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 143 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.44 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.00 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.53 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.31 #424370 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bdbc8f  rgb(189, 188, 143)  hsl(59, 26%, 65%)  Sage
#8f90bd  rgb(143, 144, 189)  hsl(239, 26%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8fbdbc  rgb(143, 189, 188)  hsl(179, 26%, 65%)  Opal
#bc8fbd  rgb(188, 143, 189)  hsl(299, 26%, 65%)  Lilac