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#BBC19E

#bbc19e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 70.29°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5117

Complementary

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #a49ec1

Split complementary

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #9ea9c1
  3. #b59ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1b59e
  2. #bbc19e
  3. #a9c19e

Triadic

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #9ebbc1
  3. #c19ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #9ec1a4
  3. #a49ec1
  4. #c19ebb

Square

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #9ec1b5
  3. #a49ec1
  4. #c19ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #71794d
  2. #9aa36f
  3. #bbc19e
  4. #dcdfcd
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bbc19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #a8ae8e
  3. #969a7e
  4. #83876f
  5. #70745f
  6. #5e614f
  7. #4b4d3f
  8. #383a2f
  9. #252720
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #c2c7a8
  3. #c9cdb1
  4. #cfd4bb
  5. #d6dac5
  6. #dde0cf
  7. #e4e6d8
  8. #ebece2
  9. #f1f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc19e
  2. #b5bb9b
  3. #afb498
  4. #a9ae95
  5. #a3a792
  6. #9ea18f
  7. #989a8c
  8. #929489
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6be9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bf9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bf9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc19e {
  color: #bbc19e;
}
Background
.bg-bbc19e {
  background-color: #bbc19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc19e {
  border: 2px solid #bbc19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc19e, #a9c19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.16 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.33 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.41 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.57 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.75 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.80 #443e61 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc19e  rgb(187, 193, 158)  hsl(70, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a49ec1  rgb(164, 158, 193)  hsl(250, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9ebbc1  rgb(158, 187, 193)  hsl(190, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19ebb  rgb(193, 158, 187)  hsl(310, 22%, 69%)  Lilac