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#BFCAAA

#bfcaaa ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfcaaa 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, 79.22% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.84% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 80.62°, with 23.19% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.88.

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Relative luminance0.5622

Complementary

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #b5aaca

Split complementary

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #aaafca
  3. #c5aaca

Analogous

  1. #cac5aa
  2. #bfcaaa
  3. #afcaaa

Triadic

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #aabfca
  3. #caaabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #aacab5
  3. #b5aaca
  4. #caaabf

Square

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #aacac5
  3. #b5aaca
  4. #caaaaf

Monochromatic

  1. #758754
  2. #9cad7b
  3. #bfcaaa
  4. #e2e7d9
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#bfcaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #acb699
  3. #99a288
  4. #868d77
  5. #737966
  6. #606555
  7. #4c5144
  8. #393d33
  9. #262822
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfcaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #c5cfb3
  3. #ccd5bb
  4. #d2dac4
  5. #d9dfcc
  6. #dfe5d5
  7. #e5eadd
  8. #ecefe6
  9. #f2f4ee
  10. #f9faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfcaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfcaaa
  2. #b9c3a6
  3. #b2bba2
  4. #acb49d
  5. #a6ac99
  6. #a0a595
  7. #999e91
  8. #93968d
  9. #8d8f88
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec6a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc6ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c8a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c7ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1c8b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfcaaa {
  color: #bfcaaa;
}
Background
.bg-bfcaaa {
  background-color: #bfcaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfcaaa {
  border: 2px solid #bfcaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfcaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 202 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 23% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfcaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfcaaa, #afcaaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfcaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 202 170 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.88 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.69 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.02 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.61 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.69 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.45 #403555 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Sage
#bfcaaa  rgb(191, 202, 170)  hsl(81, 23%, 73%)  Sage
#b5aaca  rgb(181, 170, 202)  hsl(261, 23%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#aabfca  rgb(170, 191, 202)  hsl(201, 23%, 73%)  Pastel Blue
#caaabf  rgb(202, 170, 191)  hsl(321, 23%, 73%)  Pastel Purple