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#BFBA99

#bfba99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfba99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.94% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.62% magenta, 19.9% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 52.11°, with 22.89% saturation and 67.45% 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 3.74.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4849

Complementary

  1. #bfba99
  2. #999ebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfba99
  2. #99b1bf
  3. #a799bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa799
  2. #bfba99
  3. #b1bf99

Triadic

  1. #bfba99
  2. #99bfba
  3. #ba99bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfba99
  2. #9ebf99
  3. #999ebf
  4. #ba99bf

Square

  1. #bfba99
  2. #99bfa7
  3. #999ebf
  4. #bf99b1

Monochromatic

  1. #75704a
  2. #a29a6a
  3. #bfba99
  4. #dcdac8
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#bfba99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfba99
  2. #aca78a
  3. #99957a
  4. #86826b
  5. #73705c
  6. #605d4d
  7. #4c4a3d
  8. #39382e
  9. #26251f
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfba99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfba99
  2. #c5c1a3
  3. #ccc8ad
  4. #d2cfb8
  5. #d9d6c2
  6. #dfddcc
  7. #e5e3d6
  8. #eceae0
  9. #f2f1eb
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfba99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfba99
  2. #b9b497
  3. #b2ae94
  4. #aca992
  5. #a6a38f
  6. #a09d8d
  7. #99978a
  8. #939188
  9. #8d8c85
  10. #868683
  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 #bbb9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ba9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5b5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1ba9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfba99 {
  color: #bfba99;
}
Background
.bg-bfba99 {
  background-color: #bfba99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfba99 {
  border: 2px solid #bfba99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfba99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 186 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 23% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfba99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfba99, #b1bf99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfba99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 186 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.74 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.02 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.85 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.62 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.63 #404566 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfba99  rgb(191, 186, 153)  hsl(52, 23%, 67%)  Sage
#999ebf  rgb(153, 158, 191)  hsl(232, 23%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#99bfba  rgb(153, 191, 186)  hsl(172, 23%, 67%)  Opal
#ba99bf  rgb(186, 153, 191)  hsl(292, 23%, 67%)  Lilac