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#B2B381

#b2b381 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b2b381 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 70.2% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.93% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 61.2°, with 24.75% saturation and 60.39% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 2.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4329

Complementary

  1. #b2b381
  2. #8281b3

Split complementary

  1. #b2b381
  2. #8199b3
  3. #9b81b3

Analogous

  1. #b39b81
  2. #b2b381
  3. #99b381

Triadic

  1. #b2b381
  2. #81b2b3
  3. #b381b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b381
  2. #81b382
  3. #8281b3
  4. #b381b2

Square

  1. #b2b381
  2. #81b39b
  3. #8281b3
  4. #b38199

Monochromatic

  1. #60613a
  2. #8f9057
  3. #b2b381
  4. #cfd0b1
  5. #ecede0

Shades

#b2b381 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b381
  2. #a0a174
  3. #8e8f67
  4. #7d7d5a
  5. #6b6b4d
  6. #595a41
  7. #474834
  8. #353627
  9. #24241a
  10. #12120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b381 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b381
  2. #babb8e
  3. #c1c29a
  4. #c9caa7
  5. #d1d1b3
  6. #d9d9c0
  7. #e0e1cd
  8. #e8e8d9
  9. #f0f0e6
  10. #f7f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b381 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b381
  2. #adae81
  3. #a8a981
  4. #a3a481
  5. #9e9f81
  6. #999a81
  7. #949480
  8. #8f8f80
  9. #8a8a80
  10. #858580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbaf7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb183 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9ada6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b07f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b282 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6af98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b381 {
  color: #b2b381;
}
Background
.bg-b2b381 {
  background-color: #b2b381;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b381 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b381;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b381;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 179 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 25% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b381 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b381, #99b381);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b381 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 179 129 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.71 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.00 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.01 #4d4c7e Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sage
#b2b381  rgb(178, 179, 129)  hsl(61, 25%, 60%)  Sage
#8281b3  rgb(130, 129, 179)  hsl(241, 25%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#81b2b3  rgb(129, 178, 179)  hsl(181, 25%, 60%)  Cadet Blue
#b381b2  rgb(179, 129, 178)  hsl(301, 25%, 60%)  Sky Magenta