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#BEBD9F

#bebd9f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bebd9f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 74.12% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 16.32% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 58.06°, with 19.25% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.4985

Complementary

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #9fa0be

Split complementary

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #9fafbe
  3. #ad9fbe

Analogous

  1. #bead9f
  2. #bebd9f
  3. #afbe9f

Triadic

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #9fbebd
  3. #bd9fbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #a0be9f
  3. #9fa0be
  4. #bd9fbe

Square

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #9fbead
  3. #9fa0be
  4. #be9faf

Monochromatic

  1. #75744f
  2. #9f9e71
  3. #bebd9f
  4. #dddccd
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bebd9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #abaa8f
  3. #98977f
  4. #85846f
  5. #72715f
  6. #5f5f50
  7. #4c4c40
  8. #393930
  9. #262620
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebd9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #c5c4a9
  3. #cbcab2
  4. #d2d1bc
  5. #d8d7c5
  6. #dfdecf
  7. #e5e5d9
  8. #ecebe2
  9. #f2f2ec
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebd9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #b8b79c
  3. #b2b199
  4. #abab96
  5. #a5a593
  6. #9f9f90
  7. #99988c
  8. #939289
  9. #8c8c86
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ba9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bca0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bb9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bca0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bbac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebd9f {
  color: #bebd9f;
}
Background
.bg-bebd9f {
  background-color: #bebd9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebd9f {
  border: 2px solid #bebd9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebd9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 189 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 19% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebd9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebd9f, #afbe9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebd9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 189 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.80 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.02 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.30 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.96 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.54 #414260 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#bebd9f  rgb(190, 189, 159)  hsl(58, 19%, 68%)  Sage
#9fa0be  rgb(159, 160, 190)  hsl(238, 19%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fbebd  rgb(159, 190, 189)  hsl(178, 19%, 68%)  Opal
#bd9fbe  rgb(189, 159, 190)  hsl(298, 19%, 68%)  Lilac