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#BBC8A4

#bbc8a4 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbc8a4 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, 78.43% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 81.67°, with 24.66% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.44.

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Relative luminance0.5455

Complementary

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #b1a4c8

Split complementary

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #a4a9c8
  3. #c3a4c8

Analogous

  1. #c8c3a4
  2. #bbc8a4
  3. #a9c8a4

Triadic

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #a4bbc8
  3. #c8a4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #a4c8b1
  3. #b1a4c8
  4. #c8a4bb

Square

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #a4c8c3
  3. #b1a4c8
  4. #c8a4a9

Monochromatic

  1. #71844f
  2. #97ab74
  3. #bbc8a4
  4. #dfe5d4
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#bbc8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #a8b494
  3. #96a083
  4. #838c73
  5. #707862
  6. #5e6452
  7. #4b5042
  8. #383c31
  9. #252821
  10. #131410
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #c2cead
  3. #c9d3b6
  4. #cfd9bf
  5. #d6dec8
  6. #dde4d2
  7. #e4e9db
  8. #ebefe4
  9. #f1f4ed
  10. #f8faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc8a4
  2. #b5c1a0
  3. #afba9d
  4. #a9b299
  5. #a3ab96
  6. #9ea492
  7. #989d8e
  8. #92968b
  9. #8c8e87
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc3a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc3a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c5a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c5a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc6b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc8a4 {
  color: #bbc8a4;
}
Background
.bg-bbc8a4 {
  background-color: #bbc8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 200 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 25% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc8a4, #a9c8a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 200 164 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.44 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.64 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.86 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.02 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.08 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.24 #44375b Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc8a4  rgb(187, 200, 164)  hsl(82, 25%, 71%)  Sage
#b1a4c8  rgb(177, 164, 200)  hsl(262, 25%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#a4bbc8  rgb(164, 187, 200)  hsl(202, 25%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#c8a4bb  rgb(200, 164, 187)  hsl(322, 25%, 71%)  Lilac