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#BFB97B

#bfb97b ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfb97b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.55% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 35.6% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54.71°, with 34.69% saturation and 61.57% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.472

Complementary

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #7b81bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #7ba3bf
  3. #977bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf977b
  2. #bfb97b
  3. #a3bf7b

Triadic

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #7bbfb9
  3. #b97bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #81bf7b
  3. #7b81bf
  4. #b97bbf

Square

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #7bbf97
  3. #7b81bf
  4. #bf7ba3

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6835
  2. #a0994e
  3. #bfb97b
  4. #d8d4af
  5. #f1f0e2

Shades

#bfb97b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #aca76f
  3. #999462
  4. #868256
  5. #736f4a
  6. #605d3e
  7. #4c4a31
  8. #393825
  9. #262519
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb97b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #c5c088
  3. #ccc795
  4. #d2cea3
  5. #d9d5b0
  6. #dfdcbd
  7. #e5e3ca
  8. #ecead7
  9. #f2f1e5
  10. #f9f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb97b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb97b
  2. #b9b37c
  3. #b2ae7c
  4. #aca87d
  5. #a6a27d
  6. #a09d7e
  7. #99977e
  8. #93917f
  9. #8d8b7f
  10. #868680
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b577 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b87d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b1a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b678 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b97c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb97b {
  color: #bfb97b;
}
Background
.bg-bfb97b {
  background-color: #bfb97b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb97b {
  border: 2px solid #bfb97b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb97b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 185 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 35% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb97b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb97b, #a3bf7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb97b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 185 123 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.80 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.69 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.81 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.53 #404684 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfb97b  rgb(191, 185, 123)  hsl(55, 35%, 62%)  Dark Khaki
#7b81bf  rgb(123, 129, 191)  hsl(235, 35%, 62%)  Glaucous
#7bbfb9  rgb(123, 191, 185)  hsl(175, 35%, 62%)  Verdigris
#b97bbf  rgb(185, 123, 191)  hsl(295, 35%, 62%)  Floral Lavender