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#BFC0A5

#bfc0a5 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc0a5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.06% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 62.22°, with 17.65% saturation and 70% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.5149

Complementary

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #a6a5c0

Split complementary

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #a5b2c0
  3. #b3a5c0

Analogous

  1. #c0b3a5
  2. #bfc0a5
  3. #b2c0a5

Triadic

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #a5bfc0
  3. #c0a5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #a5c0a6
  3. #a6a5c0
  4. #c0a5bf

Square

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #a5c0b3
  3. #a6a5c0
  4. #c0a5b2

Monochromatic

  1. #777854
  2. #9fa178
  3. #bfc0a5
  4. #dfe0d2
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bfc0a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #acad95
  3. #999a84
  4. #868674
  5. #737363
  6. #606053
  7. #4c4d42
  8. #393a32
  9. #262621
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc0a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #c5c6ae
  3. #cccdb7
  4. #d2d3c0
  5. #d9d9c9
  6. #dfe0d2
  7. #e5e6db
  8. #ecece4
  9. #f2f2ed
  10. #f9f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc0a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc0a5
  2. #b9baa1
  3. #b2b39e
  4. #acad9a
  5. #a6a696
  6. #a0a093
  7. #999a8f
  8. #93938b
  9. #8d8d87
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bda3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bfa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bcb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bea4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bfa6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1beb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc0a5 {
  color: #bfc0a5;
}
Background
.bg-bfc0a5 {
  background-color: #bfc0a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc0a5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc0a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc0a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 192 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 18% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc0a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc0a5, #b2c0a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc0a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 192 165 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.10 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.86 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.25 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.71 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.88 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 11.29 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.48 #403f5a Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bfc0a5  rgb(191, 192, 165)  hsl(62, 18%, 70%)  Sage
#a6a5c0  rgb(166, 165, 192)  hsl(242, 18%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a5bfc0  rgb(165, 191, 192)  hsl(182, 18%, 70%)  Opal
#c0a5bf  rgb(192, 165, 191)  hsl(302, 18%, 70%)  Pastel Purple