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#BFBB79

#bfbb79 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbb79 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 36.65% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 56.57°, with 35.35% saturation and 61.18% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.48

Complementary

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #797dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #79a0bf
  3. #9879bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9879
  2. #bfbb79
  3. #a0bf79

Triadic

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #79bfbb
  3. #bb79bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #7dbf79
  3. #797dbf
  4. #bb79bf

Square

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #79bf98
  3. #797dbf
  4. #bf79a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6833
  2. #9f9b4c
  3. #bfbb79
  4. #d8d5ad
  5. #f0f0e1

Shades

#bfbb79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #aca86d
  3. #999661
  4. #868355
  5. #737049
  6. #605e3d
  7. #4c4b30
  8. #393824
  9. #262518
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #c5c286
  3. #ccc994
  4. #d2cfa1
  5. #d9d6af
  6. #dfddbc
  7. #e5e4c9
  8. #ecebd7
  9. #f2f1e4
  10. #f9f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb79
  2. #b9b57a
  3. #b2af7a
  4. #aca97b
  5. #a6a37c
  6. #a09e7d
  7. #99987d
  8. #93927e
  9. #8d8c7f
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b674 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8ba7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9b3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b876 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4ba7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5b699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb79 {
  color: #bfbb79;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb79 {
  background-color: #bfbb79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb79 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb79, #a0bf79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 121 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.32 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.45 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.92 #404486 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbb79  rgb(191, 187, 121)  hsl(57, 35%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#797dbf  rgb(121, 125, 191)  hsl(237, 35%, 61%)  Glaucous
#79bfbb  rgb(121, 191, 187)  hsl(177, 35%, 61%)  Verdigris
#bb79bf  rgb(187, 121, 191)  hsl(297, 35%, 61%)  Sky Magenta