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#B2AE87

#b2ae87 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b2ae87 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 68.24% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.25% magenta, 24.16% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 54.42°, with 21.83% saturation and 61.37% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4149

Complementary

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #878bb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #87a0b2
  3. #9887b2

Analogous

  1. #b29887
  2. #b2ae87
  3. #a0b287

Triadic

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #87b2ae
  3. #ae87b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #8bb287
  3. #878bb2
  4. #ae87b2

Square

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #87b298
  3. #878bb2
  4. #b287a0

Monochromatic

  1. #615e3f
  2. #908b5c
  3. #b2ae87
  4. #d0cdb6
  5. #eeede4

Shades

#b2ae87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #a09d7a
  3. #8e8b6c
  4. #7d7a5f
  5. #6b6851
  6. #595744
  7. #474636
  8. #353429
  9. #24231b
  10. #12110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2ae87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #bab693
  3. #c1be9f
  4. #c9c6ab
  5. #d1ceb7
  6. #d9d7c3
  7. #e0dfcf
  8. #e8e7db
  9. #f0efe7
  10. #f7f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2ae87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2ae87
  2. #ada986
  3. #a8a586
  4. #a3a085
  5. #9e9c84
  6. #999784
  7. #949283
  8. #8f8e82
  9. #8a8981
  10. #858581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afad9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ab85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7ae88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4ac86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ae88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6ab99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2ae87 {
  color: #b2ae87;
}
Background
.bg-b2ae87 {
  background-color: #b2ae87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2ae87 {
  border: 2px solid #b2ae87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2ae87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 174 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 22% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2ae87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2ae87, #a0b287);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2ae87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 174 135 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.19 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.31 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.59 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.18 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.23 #4d5178 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sage
#b2ae87  rgb(178, 174, 135)  hsl(54, 22%, 61%)  Sage
#878bb2  rgb(135, 139, 178)  hsl(234, 22%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#87b2ae  rgb(135, 178, 174)  hsl(174, 22%, 61%)  Opal
#ae87b2  rgb(174, 135, 178)  hsl(294, 22%, 61%)  Lilac