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#BFC89D

#bfc89d ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc89d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 78.43% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 72.56°, with 28.1% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.77.

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Relative luminance0.5482

Complementary

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #a69dc8

Split complementary

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #9daac8
  3. #bb9dc8

Analogous

  1. #c8bb9d
  2. #bfc89d
  3. #aac89d

Triadic

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #9dbfc8
  3. #c89dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #9dc8a6
  3. #a69dc8
  4. #c89dbf

Square

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #9dc8bb
  3. #a69dc8
  4. #c89daa

Monochromatic

  1. #778349
  2. #9fac6c
  3. #bfc89d
  4. #dfe3ce
  5. #f6f8f2

Shades

#bfc89d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #acb48d
  3. #99a07e
  4. #868c6e
  5. #73785e
  6. #60644f
  7. #4c503f
  8. #393c2f
  9. #26281f
  10. #131410
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc89d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #c5cea7
  3. #ccd3b1
  4. #d2d9ba
  5. #d9dec4
  6. #dfe4ce
  7. #e5e9d8
  8. #ecefe2
  9. #f2f4eb
  10. #f9faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc89d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc89d
  2. #b9c19a
  3. #b2ba97
  4. #acb294
  5. #a6ab91
  6. #a0a48f
  7. #999d8c
  8. #939689
  9. #8d8e86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c5b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec39a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc49f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c59b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c59e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2c5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc89d {
  color: #bfc89d;
}
Background
.bg-bfc89d {
  background-color: #bfc89d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc89d {
  border: 2px solid #bfc89d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc89d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 200 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 28% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc89d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc89d, #aac89d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc89d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 200 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.77 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.80 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.94 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.18 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.22 #403762 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfc89d  rgb(191, 200, 157)  hsl(73, 28%, 70%)  Sage
#a69dc8  rgb(166, 157, 200)  hsl(253, 28%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#9dbfc8  rgb(157, 191, 200)  hsl(193, 28%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#c89dbf  rgb(200, 157, 191)  hsl(313, 28%, 70%)  Lilac