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#BFBF81

#bfbf81 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbf81 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.46% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 32.63% saturation and 62.75% 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 Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4992

Complementary

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #8181bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #81a0bf
  3. #a081bf

Analogous

  1. #bfa081
  2. #bfbf81
  3. #a0bf81

Triadic

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #81bfbf
  3. #bf81bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #81bf81
  3. #8181bf
  4. #bf81bf

Square

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #81bfa0
  3. #8181bf
  4. #bf81a0

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6f38
  2. #a1a152
  3. #bfbf81
  4. #d9d9b4
  5. #f3f3e6

Shades

#bfbf81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #acac74
  3. #999967
  4. #86865a
  5. #73734d
  6. #606041
  7. #4c4c34
  8. #393927
  9. #26261a
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbf81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #c5c58e
  3. #cccc9a
  4. #d2d2a7
  5. #d9d9b3
  6. #dfdfc0
  7. #e5e5cd
  8. #ececd9
  9. #f2f2e6
  10. #f9f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbf81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbf81
  2. #b9b981
  3. #b2b281
  4. #acac81
  5. #a6a681
  6. #a0a081
  7. #999980
  8. #939380
  9. #8d8d80
  10. #868680
  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 #bdbda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9ba7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabd84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8b8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bc7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6be83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4bb9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbf81 {
  color: #bfbf81;
}
Background
.bg-bfbf81 {
  background-color: #bfbf81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbf81 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbf81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbf81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 33% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbf81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbf81, #a0bf81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbf81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 129 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.96 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.03 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.00 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.54 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.22 #40407e Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bfbf81  rgb(191, 191, 129)  hsl(60, 33%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#8181bf  rgb(129, 129, 191)  hsl(240, 33%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#81bfbf  rgb(129, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 33%, 63%)  Verdigris
#bf81bf  rgb(191, 129, 191)  hsl(300, 33%, 63%)  Sky Magenta