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Citrine Silk Muted

Yellow · Hue 60
Hex
#BCBC9F
RGB
rgb(188, 188, 159)
HSL
hsl(60, 18%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 26%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.9:1Fail
on black
10.8:1AA
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About this color

Citrine Silk Muted (#BCBC9F) belongs to the yellow family — hue 60°, 18% saturation, 68% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-citrine-silk-muted: #BCBC9F;
  --colorarchive-citrine-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(60, 18%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-citrine-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(188, 188, 159);
}

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Lighter companion
Citrine Bloom Muted
#CDCDB7 · hsl(60, 18%, 76%)
Darker companion
Citrine Tone Muted
#ABAB87 · hsl(60, 18%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Iris Silk Muted
#9F9FBC · hsl(240, 18%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Olive Silk Muted
#B2BC9F · hsl(80, 18%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Apricot Silk Muted
#BCB29F · hsl(40, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Aqua Silk Muted
#9FBCBC · hsl(180, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Fuchsia Silk Muted
#BC9FBC · hsl(300, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Sapphire Silk Muted
#9FADBC · hsl(210, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Plum Silk Muted
#AD9FBC · hsl(270, 18%, 68%)
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Base: Citrine Silk Muted #BCBC9F
Lighter companion: Citrine Bloom Muted #CDCDB7
Darker companion: Citrine Tone Muted #ABAB87
Complementary counterpoint: Iris Silk Muted #9F9FBC
Analogous lead: Olive Silk Muted #B2BC9F
Analogous echo: Apricot Silk Muted #BCB29F
Triadic +120°: Aqua Silk Muted #9FBCBC
Triadic +240°: Fuchsia Silk Muted #BC9FBC
Split-comp +150°: Sapphire Silk Muted #9FADBC
Split-comp +210°: Plum Silk Muted #AD9FBC

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Citrine Silk Faint
#B6B6A5 · hsl(60, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Citrine Silk Dust
#C3C398 · hsl(60, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Canary Silk Muted
#BCBA9F · hsl(55, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Citrine Tone Muted
#ABAB87 · hsl(60, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Citrine Bloom Muted
#CDCDB7 · hsl(60, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Citrine Silk Soft
#C9C992 · hsl(60, 34%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.2:1
Iris Shadow Clear
#21216E
AAA7.7:1
Iris Shadow Vivid
#13137C
AAA7.8:1
Iris Shadow Bright
#0B0B83
AAA7.8:1
Iris Shadow Pure
#060689
AAA7.2:1
Iris Nocturne Muted
#2A2A3C
AAA7.6:1
Iris Nocturne Dust
#262640

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#BCBCA8
Protanopia
#BCBCA7
Tritanopia
#BCACAE
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