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#BCBC8F closest to Beige and Sage

#BCBC8F is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(188, 188, 143)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 25% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black. #BCBC8F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.73:1.

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Variations of #BCBC8F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCBC8F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCBC8F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBC8F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4BA91
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4B88C
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2B98D
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4BA91
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2BB90
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3B6B0
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEBA9F
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB0

#BCBC8F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BCBC8F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.73:1 Very good#BCBC8F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBC8F in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BCBC8F; }
.background { background-color: #BCBC8F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBC8F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 188 143);
color: hsl(60 25% 65%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.061 107.7);

#BCBC8F FAQ

What color is #BCBC8F?

#BCBC8F is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beige and Sage. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBC8F?

#BCBC8F is rgb(188, 188, 143) in RGB, hsl(60, 25%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 24%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBC8F?

The complementary color of #BCBC8F is #8F8FBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBC8F?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBC8F: 10.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBC8F a warm or cool color?

#BCBC8F is a warm color.