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#BBBB8A

#bbbb8a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbbb8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.2% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 26.49% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.4794

Complementary

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #8a8abb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #8aa3bb
  3. #a38abb

Analogous

  1. #bba38a
  2. #bbbb8a
  3. #a3bb8a

Triadic

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #8abbbb
  3. #bb8abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #8abb8a
  3. #8a8abb
  4. #bb8abb

Square

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #8abba3
  3. #8a8abb
  4. #bb8aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6d3f
  2. #9d9d5b
  3. #bbbb8a
  4. #d7d7ba
  5. #f3f3eb

Shades

#bbbb8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #a8a87c
  3. #96966e
  4. #838361
  5. #707053
  6. #5e5e45
  7. #4b4b37
  8. #383829
  9. #25251c
  10. #13130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbb8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #c2c296
  3. #c9c9a1
  4. #cfcfad
  5. #d6d6b9
  6. #ddddc5
  7. #e4e4d0
  8. #ebebdc
  9. #f1f1e8
  10. #f8f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbb8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbb8a
  2. #b5b589
  3. #afaf88
  4. #a9a987
  5. #a3a386
  6. #9e9e85
  7. #989884
  8. #929283
  9. #8c8c82
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b98c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0b988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0ba8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb7a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbb8a {
  color: #bbbb8a;
}
Background
.bg-bbbb8a {
  background-color: #bbbb8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbb8a {
  border: 2px solid #bbbb8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbb8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 26% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbb8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbb8a, #a3bb8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbb8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.65 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.12 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.87 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.37 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.57 #444475 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbbb8a  rgb(187, 187, 138)  hsl(60, 26%, 64%)  Sage
#8a8abb  rgb(138, 138, 187)  hsl(240, 26%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#8abbbb  rgb(138, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 26%, 64%)  Opal
#bb8abb  rgb(187, 138, 187)  hsl(300, 26%, 64%)  Lilac