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#BDBFA1

#bdbfa1 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdbfa1 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 74.9% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.71% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 64°, with 18.99% saturation and 69.02% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.5065

Complementary

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #a3a1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #a1aebf
  3. #b2a1bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb2a1
  2. #bdbfa1
  3. #aebfa1

Triadic

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #a1bdbf
  3. #bfa1bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #a1bfa3
  3. #a3a1bf
  4. #bfa1bd

Square

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #a1bfb2
  3. #a3a1bf
  4. #bfa1ae

Monochromatic

  1. #747651
  2. #9da073
  3. #bdbfa1
  4. #dddecf
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bdbfa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #aaac91
  3. #979981
  4. #848671
  5. #717361
  6. #5f6051
  7. #4c4c40
  8. #393930
  9. #262620
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbfa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #c4c5aa
  3. #caccb4
  4. #d1d2bd
  5. #d7d9c7
  6. #dedfd0
  7. #e5e5d9
  8. #ebece3
  9. #f2f2ec
  10. #f8f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbfa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbfa1
  2. #b7b99e
  3. #b1b29a
  4. #abac97
  5. #a5a694
  6. #9fa091
  7. #98998d
  8. #92938a
  9. #8c8d87
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbeb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4bc9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bda2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bda0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bea2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bdae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbfa1 {
  color: #bdbfa1;
}
Background
.bg-bdbfa1 {
  background-color: #bdbfa1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbfa1 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbfa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbfa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 191 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 19% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbfa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbfa1, #aebfa1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbfa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 191 161 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.47 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.84 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.63 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.31 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.92 #42405e Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#bdbfa1  rgb(189, 191, 161)  hsl(64, 19%, 69%)  Sage
#a3a1bf  rgb(163, 161, 191)  hsl(244, 19%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a1bdbf  rgb(161, 189, 191)  hsl(184, 19%, 69%)  Opal
#bfa1bd  rgb(191, 161, 189)  hsl(304, 19%, 69%)  Lilac