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#BFB598

#bfb598 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfb598 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 70.98% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 20.42% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 44.62°, with 23.35% saturation and 67.25% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.4639

Complementary

  1. #bfb598
  2. #98a2bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb598
  2. #98b5bf
  3. #a198bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa198
  2. #bfb598
  3. #b5bf98

Triadic

  1. #bfb598
  2. #98bfb5
  3. #b598bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb598
  2. #a2bf98
  3. #98a2bf
  4. #b598bf

Square

  1. #bfb598
  2. #98bfa1
  3. #98a2bf
  4. #bf98b5

Monochromatic

  1. #756a49
  2. #a29369
  3. #bfb598
  4. #dcd7c7
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#bfb598 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb598
  2. #aca389
  3. #99917a
  4. #867f6a
  5. #736d5b
  6. #605b4c
  7. #4c483d
  8. #39362e
  9. #26241e
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb598 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb598
  2. #c5bca2
  3. #ccc4ad
  4. #d2cbb7
  5. #d9d3c1
  6. #dfdacc
  7. #e5e1d6
  8. #ece9e0
  9. #f2f0ea
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb598 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb598
  2. #b9b096
  3. #b2aa93
  4. #aca591
  5. #a6a08e
  6. #a09b8c
  7. #99958a
  8. #939087
  9. #8d8b85
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb496 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb699 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b2a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb598 {
  color: #bfb598;
}
Background
.bg-bfb598 {
  background-color: #bfb598;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb598 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb598;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb598;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 181 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb598 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb598, #b5bf98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb598 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 181 152 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.15 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.36 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.12 #404a67 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfb598  rgb(191, 181, 152)  hsl(45, 23%, 67%)  Sage
#98a2bf  rgb(152, 162, 191)  hsl(225, 23%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98bfb5  rgb(152, 191, 181)  hsl(165, 23%, 67%)  Opal
#b598bf  rgb(181, 152, 191)  hsl(285, 23%, 67%)  Lilac