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#BFC09E

#bfc09e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc09e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.71% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 61.76°, with 21.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.5124

Complementary

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #9f9ec0

Split complementary

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #9eaec0
  3. #b09ec0

Analogous

  1. #c0b09e
  2. #bfc09e
  3. #aec09e

Triadic

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #9ebfc0
  3. #c09ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #9ec09f
  3. #9f9ec0
  4. #c09ebf

Square

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #9ec0b0
  3. #9f9ec0
  4. #c09eae

Monochromatic

  1. #76774e
  2. #a0a270
  3. #bfc09e
  4. #dedecc
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bfc09e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #acad8e
  3. #999a7e
  4. #86866f
  5. #73735f
  6. #60604f
  7. #4c4d3f
  8. #393a2f
  9. #262620
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc09e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #c5c6a8
  3. #cccdb1
  4. #d2d3bb
  5. #d9d9c5
  6. #dfe0cf
  7. #e5e6d8
  8. #ecece2
  9. #f2f2ec
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc09e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc09e
  2. #b9ba9b
  3. #b2b398
  4. #acad95
  5. #a6a692
  6. #a0a08f
  7. #999a8c
  8. #939389
  9. #8d8d86
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6be9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4bcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3be9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bf9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2bdad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc09e {
  color: #bfc09e;
}
Background
.bg-bfc09e {
  background-color: #bfc09e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc09e {
  border: 2px solid #bfc09e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc09e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 192 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 21% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc09e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc09e, #aec09e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc09e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 192 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.97 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.20 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.60 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.95 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.53 #403f61 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bfc09e  rgb(191, 192, 158)  hsl(62, 21%, 69%)  Sage
#9f9ec0  rgb(159, 158, 192)  hsl(242, 21%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ebfc0  rgb(158, 191, 192)  hsl(182, 21%, 69%)  Opal
#c09ebf  rgb(192, 158, 191)  hsl(302, 21%, 69%)  Lilac