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#BDBCA2

#bdbca2 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdbca2 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 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 14.29% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 57.78°, with 16.98% saturation and 68.82% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.95.

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Relative luminance0.4939

Complementary

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #a2a3bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #a2b0bd
  3. #aea2bd

Analogous

  1. #bdaea2
  2. #bdbca2
  3. #b0bda2

Triadic

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #a2bdbc
  3. #bca2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #a3bda2
  3. #a2a3bd
  4. #bca2bd

Square

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #a2bdae
  3. #a2a3bd
  4. #bda2b0

Monochromatic

  1. #747352
  2. #9d9c75
  3. #bdbca2
  4. #dddccf
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#bdbca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #aaa992
  3. #979682
  4. #848471
  5. #717161
  6. #5f5e51
  7. #4c4b41
  8. #393831
  9. #262620
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #c4c3ab
  3. #cac9b5
  4. #d1d0be
  5. #d7d7c7
  6. #deded1
  7. #e5e4da
  8. #ebebe3
  9. #f2f2ec
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbca2
  2. #b7b69f
  3. #b1b09b
  4. #abaa98
  5. #a5a494
  6. #9f9e91
  7. #98988e
  8. #92928a
  9. #8c8c87
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1baa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2bba3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbba1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bba3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0baad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbca2 {
  color: #bdbca2;
}
Background
.bg-bdbca2 {
  background-color: #bdbca2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbca2 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 17% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbca2, #b0bda2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 162 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.95 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.04 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.64 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.83 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.21 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 11.70 #42435d Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sage
#bdbca2  rgb(189, 188, 162)  hsl(58, 17%, 69%)  Sage
#a2a3bd  rgb(162, 163, 189)  hsl(238, 17%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a2bdbc  rgb(162, 189, 188)  hsl(178, 17%, 69%)  Opal
#bca2bd  rgb(188, 162, 189)  hsl(298, 17%, 69%)  Pastel Purple