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#BBBD85

#bbbd85 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbbd85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 74.12% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.63% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 62.14°, with 29.79% saturation and 63.14% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.4865

Complementary

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #8785bd

Split complementary

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #859fbd
  3. #a385bd

Analogous

  1. #bda385
  2. #bbbd85
  3. #9fbd85

Triadic

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #85bbbd
  3. #bd85bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #85bd87
  3. #8785bd
  4. #bd85bb

Square

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #85bda3
  3. #8785bd
  4. #bd859f

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6e3b
  2. #9d9f56
  3. #bbbd85
  4. #d7d8b7
  5. #f2f3e8

Shades

#bbbd85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #a8aa78
  3. #96976a
  4. #83845d
  5. #707150
  6. #5e5f43
  7. #4b4c35
  8. #383928
  9. #25261b
  10. #13130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbd85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #c2c491
  3. #c9ca9d
  4. #cfd1aa
  5. #d6d7b6
  6. #dddec2
  7. #e4e5ce
  8. #ebebda
  9. #f1f2e7
  10. #f8f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbd85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbd85
  2. #b5b785
  3. #afb184
  4. #a9ab84
  5. #a3a583
  6. #9e9f83
  7. #989882
  8. #929282
  9. #8c8c81
  10. #868681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6ba87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ba83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bb86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b99f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbd85 {
  color: #bbbd85;
}
Background
.bg-bbbd85 {
  background-color: #bbbd85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbd85 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbd85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbd85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 30% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbd85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbd85, #9fbd85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbd85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.07 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.51 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.16 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.03 #44427a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbbd85  rgb(187, 189, 133)  hsl(62, 30%, 63%)  Sage
#8785bd  rgb(135, 133, 189)  hsl(242, 30%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85bbbd  rgb(133, 187, 189)  hsl(182, 30%, 63%)  Opal
#bd85bb  rgb(189, 133, 187)  hsl(302, 30%, 63%)  Sky Magenta