#BCB497 — Muted Yellow

#BCB497 is a muted yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like an earthy, muted light beige, and it is also commonly known as Beige, Greige. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#BCB497 color swatch, muted yellow#BCB497
CSS Nametan (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f3
100#ebeae5
200#dcd9d0
300#c5c0af
400#a9a289
500#938b6e
600#81795d
700#6c654b
800#5a543d
900#4c4733
950#2d291d

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.08:1
Contrast on black
10.11:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.003 94.4); /* #f6f5f3 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.006 94.4); /* #ebeae5 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.013 94.4); /* #dcd9d0 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.024 94.4); /* #c5c0af */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.036 94.4); /* #a9a289 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.043 94.4); /* #938b6e */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.042 94.4); /* #81795d */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.039 94.4); /* #6c654b */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.035 94.4); /* #5a543d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.032 94.4); /* #4c4733 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.022 94.4); /* #2d291d */
}

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