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#BFBB89

#bfbb89 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbb89 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 28.27% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55.56°, with 29.67% saturation and 64.31% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.4842

Complementary

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #898dbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #89a8bf
  3. #a089bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa089
  2. #bfbb89
  3. #a8bf89

Triadic

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #89bfbb
  3. #bb89bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #8dbf89
  3. #898dbf
  4. #bb89bf

Square

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #89bfa0
  3. #898dbf
  4. #bf89a8

Monochromatic

  1. #716e3e
  2. #a39e58
  3. #bfbb89
  4. #dad8bb
  5. #f5f4ec

Shades

#bfbb89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #aca87b
  3. #99966e
  4. #868360
  5. #737052
  6. #605e45
  7. #4c4b37
  8. #393829
  9. #26251b
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbb89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #c5c295
  3. #ccc9a1
  4. #d2cfac
  5. #d9d6b8
  6. #dfddc4
  7. #e5e4d0
  8. #ecebdc
  9. #f2f1e7
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbb89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbb89
  2. #b9b588
  3. #b2af87
  4. #aca986
  5. #a6a385
  6. #a09e85
  7. #999884
  8. #939283
  9. #8d8c82
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbaa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b786 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7b4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ba8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4b7a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbb89 {
  color: #bfbb89;
}
Background
.bg-bfbb89 {
  background-color: #bfbb89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbb89 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbb89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbb89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbb89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbb89, #a8bf89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbb89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 137 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.21 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.00 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.05 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.98 #404476 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfbb89  rgb(191, 187, 137)  hsl(56, 30%, 64%)  Sage
#898dbf  rgb(137, 141, 191)  hsl(236, 30%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#89bfbb  rgb(137, 191, 187)  hsl(176, 30%, 64%)  Opal
#bb89bf  rgb(187, 137, 191)  hsl(296, 30%, 64%)  Wisteria