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#BFC097

#bfc097 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc097 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 75.29% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.35% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 61.46°, with 24.55% saturation and 67.25% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.5101

Complementary

  1. #bfc097
  2. #9897c0

Split complementary

  1. #bfc097
  2. #97aac0
  3. #ac97c0

Analogous

  1. #c0ac97
  2. #bfc097
  3. #aac097

Triadic

  1. #bfc097
  2. #97bfc0
  3. #c097bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc097
  2. #97c098
  3. #9897c0
  4. #c097bf

Square

  1. #bfc097
  2. #97c0ac
  3. #9897c0
  4. #c097aa

Monochromatic

  1. #757648
  2. #a2a367
  3. #bfc097
  4. #dcddc7
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#bfc097 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc097
  2. #acad88
  3. #999a79
  4. #86866a
  5. #73735b
  6. #60604c
  7. #4c4d3c
  8. #393a2d
  9. #26261e
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc097 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc097
  2. #c5c6a1
  3. #cccdac
  4. #d2d3b6
  5. #d9d9c1
  6. #dfe0cb
  7. #e5e6d5
  8. #ecece0
  9. #f2f2ea
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc097 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc097
  2. #b9ba95
  3. #b2b392
  4. #acad90
  5. #a6a68e
  6. #a0a08c
  7. #999a89
  8. #939387
  9. #8d8d85
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebeaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bc94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8be99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bbb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4be95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bf98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bdaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc097 {
  color: #bfc097;
}
Background
.bg-bfc097 {
  background-color: #bfc097;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc097 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc097;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc097;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 192 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 25% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc097 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc097, #aac097);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc097 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 192 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.96 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.43 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.23 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.82 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 11.09 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.43 #403f68 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#bfc097  rgb(191, 192, 151)  hsl(61, 25%, 67%)  Sage
#9897c0  rgb(152, 151, 192)  hsl(241, 25%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#97bfc0  rgb(151, 191, 192)  hsl(181, 25%, 67%)  Opal
#c097bf  rgb(192, 151, 191)  hsl(301, 25%, 67%)  Lilac