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#BEBC81

#bebc81 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bebc81 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.73% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 32.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 58.03°, with 31.94% saturation and 62.55% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.485

Complementary

  1. #bebc81
  2. #8183be

Split complementary

  1. #bebc81
  2. #81a2be
  3. #9d81be

Analogous

  1. #be9d81
  2. #bebc81
  3. #a2be81

Triadic

  1. #bebc81
  2. #81bebc
  3. #bc81be

Tetradic

  1. #bebc81
  2. #83be81
  3. #8183be
  4. #bc81be

Square

  1. #bebc81
  2. #81be9d
  3. #8183be
  4. #be81a2

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6c38
  2. #a09d53
  3. #bebc81
  4. #d8d7b3
  5. #f2f2e6

Shades

#bebc81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebc81
  2. #aba974
  3. #989667
  4. #85845a
  5. #72714d
  6. #5f5e41
  7. #4c4b34
  8. #393827
  9. #26261a
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebc81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebc81
  2. #c5c38e
  3. #cbc99a
  4. #d2d0a7
  5. #d8d7b3
  6. #dfdec0
  7. #e5e4cd
  8. #ecebd9
  9. #f2f2e6
  10. #f9f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebc81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebc81
  2. #b8b681
  3. #b2b081
  4. #abaa81
  5. #a5a481
  6. #9f9e81
  7. #999880
  8. #939280
  9. #8c8c80
  10. #868680
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbaa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b77d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7ba83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b5ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b97f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bb82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b89d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebc81 {
  color: #bebc81;
}
Background
.bg-bebc81 {
  background-color: #bebc81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebc81 {
  border: 2px solid #bebc81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebc81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 32% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebc81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebc81, #a2be81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebc81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 129 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.89 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.81 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.77 #41437e Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bebc81  rgb(190, 188, 129)  hsl(58, 32%, 63%)  Sage
#8183be  rgb(129, 131, 190)  hsl(238, 32%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#81bebc  rgb(129, 190, 188)  hsl(178, 32%, 63%)  Verdigris
#bc81be  rgb(188, 129, 190)  hsl(298, 32%, 63%)  Sky Magenta