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#B2B398

#b2b398 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b2b398 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 70.2% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.08% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 62.22°, with 15.08% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4397

Complementary

  1. #b2b398
  2. #9998b3

Split complementary

  1. #b2b398
  2. #98a4b3
  3. #a698b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a698
  2. #b2b398
  3. #a4b398

Triadic

  1. #b2b398
  2. #98b2b3
  3. #b398b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b398
  2. #98b399
  3. #9998b3
  4. #b398b2

Square

  1. #b2b398
  2. #98b3a6
  3. #9998b3
  4. #b398a4

Monochromatic

  1. #65664c
  2. #91926c
  3. #b2b398
  4. #d3d3c4
  5. #f4f4f0

Shades

#b2b398 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b398
  2. #a0a189
  3. #8e8f7a
  4. #7d7d6a
  5. #6b6b5b
  6. #595a4c
  7. #47483d
  8. #35362e
  9. #24241e
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b398 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b398
  2. #babba2
  3. #c1c2ad
  4. #c9cab7
  5. #d1d1c1
  6. #d9d9cc
  7. #e0e1d6
  8. #e8e8e0
  9. #f0f0ea
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b398 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b398
  2. #adae96
  3. #a8a993
  4. #a3a491
  5. #9e9f8e
  6. #999a8c
  7. #94948a
  8. #8f8f87
  9. #8a8a85
  10. #858582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b197 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b1a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b398 {
  color: #b2b398;
}
Background
.bg-b2b398 {
  background-color: #b2b398;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b398 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b398;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b398;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 179 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 15% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b398 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b398, #a4b398);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b398 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 179 152 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.78 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.15 #4d4c67 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sage
#b2b398  rgb(178, 179, 152)  hsl(62, 15%, 65%)  Sage
#9998b3  rgb(153, 152, 179)  hsl(242, 15%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#98b2b3  rgb(152, 178, 179)  hsl(182, 15%, 65%)  Opal
#b398b2  rgb(179, 152, 178)  hsl(302, 15%, 65%)  Pastel Purple