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#BFBF79

#bfbf79 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bfbf79 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.65% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 2.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4972

Complementary

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #7979bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #799cbf
  3. #9c79bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9c79
  2. #bfbf79
  3. #9cbf79

Triadic

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #79bfbf
  3. #bf79bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #79bf79
  3. #7979bf
  4. #bf79bf

Square

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #79bf9c
  3. #7979bf
  4. #bf799c

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6c33
  2. #9f9f4c
  3. #bfbf79
  4. #d8d8ad
  5. #f0f0e1

Shades

#bfbf79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #acac6d
  3. #999961
  4. #868655
  5. #737349
  6. #60603d
  7. #4c4c30
  8. #393924
  9. #262618
  10. #13130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbf79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #c5c586
  3. #cccc94
  4. #d2d2a1
  5. #d9d9af
  6. #dfdfbc
  7. #e5e5c9
  8. #ececd7
  9. #f2f2e4
  10. #f9f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbf79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbf79
  2. #b9b97a
  3. #b2b27a
  4. #acac7b
  5. #a6a67c
  6. #a0a07d
  7. #99997d
  8. #93937e
  9. #8d8d7f
  10. #86867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbda5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #caba74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbc7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6bc76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6bd7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5ba9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbf79 {
  color: #bfbf79;
}
Background
.bg-bfbf79 {
  background-color: #bfbf79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbf79 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbf79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbf79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 35% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbf79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbf79, #9cbf79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbf79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 121 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 2.91 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.10 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.44 #404086 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbf79  rgb(191, 191, 121)  hsl(60, 35%, 61%)  Dark Khaki
#7979bf  rgb(121, 121, 191)  hsl(240, 35%, 61%)  Medium Purple
#79bfbf  rgb(121, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 35%, 61%)  Verdigris
#bf79bf  rgb(191, 121, 191)  hsl(300, 35%, 61%)  Sky Magenta