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#B1B48C

#b1b48c ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b1b48c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 70.59% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.22% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 64.5°, with 21.05% saturation and 62.75% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4388

Complementary

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #8f8cb4

Split complementary

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #8c9db4
  3. #a38cb4

Analogous

  1. #b4a38c
  2. #b1b48c
  3. #9db48c

Triadic

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #8cb1b4
  3. #b48cb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #8cb48f
  3. #8f8cb4
  4. #b48cb1

Square

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #8cb4a3
  3. #8f8cb4
  4. #b48c9d

Monochromatic

  1. #626542
  2. #909360
  3. #b1b48c
  4. #d0d2ba
  5. #f0f0e9

Shades

#b1b48c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #9fa27e
  3. #8e9070
  4. #7c7e62
  5. #6a6c54
  6. #595a46
  7. #474838
  8. #35362a
  9. #23241c
  10. #12120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1b48c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #b9bc98
  3. #c1c3a3
  4. #c8cbaf
  5. #d0d2ba
  6. #d8dac6
  7. #e0e1d1
  8. #e8e9dd
  9. #eff0e8
  10. #f7f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1b48c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1b48c
  2. #acaf8b
  3. #a7aa8a
  4. #a2a488
  5. #9d9f87
  6. #999a86
  7. #949585
  8. #8f9084
  9. #8a8a82
  10. #858581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab08a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb28e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6afa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b28b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b19e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1b48c {
  color: #b1b48c;
}
Background
.bg-b1b48c {
  background-color: #b1b48c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1b48c {
  border: 2px solid #b1b48c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1b48c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 180 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 21% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1b48c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1b48c, #9db48c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1b48c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 180 140 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.26 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.51 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.12 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.49 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.88 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.07 #4e4b73 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sage
#b1b48c  rgb(177, 180, 140)  hsl(65, 21%, 63%)  Sage
#8f8cb4  rgb(143, 140, 180)  hsl(245, 21%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#8cb1b4  rgb(140, 177, 180)  hsl(185, 21%, 63%)  Opal
#b48cb1  rgb(180, 140, 177)  hsl(305, 21%, 63%)  Lilac