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#B2B299

#b2b299 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b2b299 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 69.8% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.04% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 13.97% saturation and 64.9% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4361

Complementary

  1. #b2b299
  2. #9999b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b299
  2. #99a5b2
  3. #a599b2

Analogous

  1. #b2a599
  2. #b2b299
  3. #a5b299

Triadic

  1. #b2b299
  2. #99b2b2
  3. #b299b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b299
  2. #99b299
  3. #9999b2
  4. #b299b2

Square

  1. #b2b299
  2. #99b2a5
  3. #9999b2
  4. #b299a5

Monochromatic

  1. #65654d
  2. #91916d
  3. #b2b299
  4. #d3d3c5
  5. #f4f4f0

Shades

#b2b299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b299
  2. #a0a08a
  3. #8e8e7a
  4. #7d7d6b
  5. #6b6b5c
  6. #59594d
  7. #47473d
  8. #35352e
  9. #24241f
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b299
  2. #babaa3
  3. #c1c1ad
  4. #c9c9b8
  5. #d1d1c2
  6. #d9d9cc
  7. #e0e0d6
  8. #e8e8e0
  9. #f0f0eb
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b299
  2. #adad97
  3. #a8a894
  4. #a3a392
  5. #9e9e8f
  6. #99998d
  7. #94948a
  8. #8f8f88
  9. #8a8a85
  10. #858583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b1a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b098 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b19a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b198 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b19a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b0a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b299 {
  color: #b2b299;
}
Background
.bg-b2b299 {
  background-color: #b2b299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b299 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 178 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 14% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b299, #a5b299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 178 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.33 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.15 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.65 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.17 #4d4d66 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sage
#b2b299  rgb(178, 178, 153)  hsl(60, 14%, 65%)  Sage
#9999b2  rgb(153, 153, 178)  hsl(240, 14%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#99b2b2  rgb(153, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 14%, 65%)  Opal
#b299b2  rgb(178, 153, 178)  hsl(300, 14%, 65%)  Pastel Purple