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#BFBE8F

#bfbe8f ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbe8f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 25.13% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 58.75°, with 27.27% saturation and 65.49% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.4989

Complementary

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #8f90bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #8fa8bf
  3. #a68fbf

Analogous

  1. #bfa68f
  2. #bfbe8f
  3. #a8bf8f

Triadic

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #8fbfbe
  3. #be8fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #90bf8f
  3. #8f90bf
  4. #be8fbf

Square

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #8fbfa6
  3. #8f90bf
  4. #bf8fa8

Monochromatic

  1. #737242
  2. #a3a25e
  3. #bfbe8f
  4. #dbdac0
  5. #f7f7f0

Shades

#bfbe8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #acab81
  3. #999872
  4. #868564
  5. #737256
  6. #605f48
  7. #4c4c39
  8. #39392b
  9. #26261d
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbe8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #c5c59a
  3. #cccba5
  4. #d2d2b1
  5. #d9d8bc
  6. #dfdfc7
  7. #e5e5d2
  8. #ececdd
  9. #f2f2e9
  10. #f9f9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbe8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbe8f
  2. #b9b88e
  3. #b2b28c
  4. #acab8b
  5. #a6a589
  6. #a09f88
  7. #999986
  8. #939385
  9. #8d8c83
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ba8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bc91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6b8b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bc8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bd90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3baa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbe8f {
  color: #bfbe8f;
}
Background
.bg-bfbe8f {
  background-color: #bfbe8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbe8f {
  border: 2px solid #bfbe8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbe8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 27% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbe8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbe8f, #a8bf8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbe8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 143 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.79 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.69 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.26 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.62 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 10.84 #404170 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#bfbe8f  rgb(191, 190, 143)  hsl(59, 27%, 65%)  Sage
#8f90bf  rgb(143, 144, 191)  hsl(239, 27%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#8fbfbe  rgb(143, 191, 190)  hsl(179, 27%, 65%)  Opal
#be8fbf  rgb(190, 143, 191)  hsl(299, 27%, 65%)  Lilac