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#BBC19B

#bbc19b ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc19b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.69% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 69.47°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.5107

Complementary

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #a19bc1

Split complementary

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #9ba8c1
  3. #b49bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b49b
  2. #bbc19b
  3. #a8c19b

Triadic

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #9bbbc1
  3. #c19bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #9bc1a1
  3. #a19bc1
  4. #c19bbb

Square

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #9bc1b4
  3. #a19bc1
  4. #c19ba8

Monochromatic

  1. #71784b
  2. #9ba46c
  3. #bbc19b
  4. #dbdeca
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#bbc19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #a8ae8c
  3. #969a7c
  4. #83876d
  5. #70745d
  6. #5e614e
  7. #4b4d3e
  8. #383a2f
  9. #25271f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #c2c7a5
  3. #c9cdaf
  4. #cfd4b9
  5. #d6dac3
  6. #dde0cd
  7. #e4e6d7
  8. #ebece1
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc19b
  2. #b5bb98
  3. #afb496
  4. #a9ae93
  5. #a3a790
  6. #9ea18e
  7. #989a8b
  8. #929488
  9. #8c8d85
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6be9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bf9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bf9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc19b {
  color: #bbc19b;
}
Background
.bg-bbc19b {
  background-color: #bbc19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc19b {
  border: 2px solid #bbc19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc19b, #a8c19b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.65 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.93 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.79 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.83 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.22 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.55 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.64 #443e64 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc19b  rgb(187, 193, 155)  hsl(69, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a19bc1  rgb(161, 155, 193)  hsl(249, 23%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#9bbbc1  rgb(155, 187, 193)  hsl(189, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19bbb  rgb(193, 155, 187)  hsl(309, 23%, 68%)  Lilac