Sage (#BCB88A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.03:1 — vs black: 10.36:1

Color values

  • HEX #BCB88A
  • RGB rgb(188, 184, 138)
  • HSL hsl(55, 26%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 2.13, 26.6, 26.27 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB88A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sage
#BCB88A Base
#8A8EBC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sage
#BCB88A Base
#BC9F8A
#A7BC8A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sage
#BCB88A Base
#8ABCB8
#B88ABC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sage
#BCB88A Base
#8AA7BC
#9F8ABC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sage
#BCB88A Base
#8ABC9F
#8A8EBC
#BC8AA7
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sage
#BCB88A Base
#6E6A3F
#9F995B
#ADA870
#CBC8A4
#D8D6BB
#F4F3EB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sage, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #101009
— #36351F
— #5D5935
— #837E4B
— #A6A164
Sage #BCB88A Base
— #C8C49E
— #D3D0B2
— #DFDDC6
— #EAE9DB
— #F6F5EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BCB88A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BCB88A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BCB88A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BCB88A;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BCB88A,
        #AAADCE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BCB88A,
        #AAADCE
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$sage: #BCB88A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sage-r: 188;
$sage-g: 184;
$sage-b: 138;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sage;
    color: rgba($sage-r, $sage-g, $sage-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sage appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BCB88A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B9B98A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B8B88A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C1B3B3 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B6B6B6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sage ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sage #BCB88A Base
Sand #C2B280 ΔE 4.43
Olive Green #BAB86C ΔE 6.34
Dark Khaki #BDB76B ΔE 6.38
Khaki #C3B091 ΔE 8.36

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.