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#BBC19F

#bbc19f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.62% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 70.59°, with 21.52% saturation and 69.02% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5121

Complementary

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #a59fc1

Split complementary

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #9faac1
  3. #b69fc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b69f
  2. #bbc19f
  3. #aac19f

Triadic

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #9fbbc1
  3. #c19fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #9fc1a5
  3. #a59fc1
  4. #c19fbb

Square

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #9fc1b6
  3. #a59fc1
  4. #c19faa

Monochromatic

  1. #71794e
  2. #9aa371
  3. #bbc19f
  4. #dcdfcd
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bbc19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #a8ae8f
  3. #969a7f
  4. #83876f
  5. #70745f
  6. #5e6150
  7. #4b4d40
  8. #383a30
  9. #252720
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #c2c7a9
  3. #c9cdb2
  4. #cfd4bc
  5. #d6dac5
  6. #dde0cf
  7. #e4e6d9
  8. #ebece2
  9. #f1f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc19f
  2. #b5bb9c
  3. #afb499
  4. #a9ae96
  5. #a3a793
  6. #9ea190
  7. #989a8c
  8. #929489
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bea0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bf9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bfa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc19f {
  color: #bbc19f;
}
Background
.bg-bbc19f {
  background-color: #bbc19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc19f {
  border: 2px solid #bbc19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc19f, #aac19f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.13 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.83 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.83 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.70 #443e60 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc19f  rgb(187, 193, 159)  hsl(71, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a59fc1  rgb(165, 159, 193)  hsl(251, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9fbbc1  rgb(159, 187, 193)  hsl(191, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19fbb  rgb(193, 159, 187)  hsl(311, 22%, 69%)  Lilac