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#B3B294

#b3b294 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3b294 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 69.8% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 17.32% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 58.06°, with 16.94% saturation and 64.12% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.4356

Complementary

  1. #b3b294
  2. #9495b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3b294
  2. #94a5b3
  3. #a394b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a394
  2. #b3b294
  3. #a5b394

Triadic

  1. #b3b294
  2. #94b3b2
  3. #b294b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b294
  2. #95b394
  3. #9495b3
  4. #b294b3

Square

  1. #b3b294
  2. #94b3a3
  3. #9495b3
  4. #b394a5

Monochromatic

  1. #666548
  2. #929168
  3. #b3b294
  4. #d3d2c1
  5. #f3f2ed

Shades

#b3b294 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b294
  2. #a1a085
  3. #8f8e76
  4. #7d7d68
  5. #6b6b59
  6. #5a594a
  7. #48473b
  8. #36352c
  9. #24241e
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b294 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b294
  2. #bbba9f
  3. #c2c1a9
  4. #cac9b4
  5. #d1d1bf
  6. #d9d9ca
  7. #e1e0d4
  8. #e8e8df
  9. #f0f0ea
  10. #f7f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b294 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b294
  2. #aead92
  3. #a9a890
  4. #a4a38e
  5. #9f9e8c
  6. #9a998a
  7. #949488
  8. #8f8f86
  9. #8a8a84
  10. #858582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8af92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b195 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8aeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b093 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b195 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b0a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b294 {
  color: #b3b294;
}
Background
.bg-b3b294 {
  background-color: #b3b294;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b294 {
  border: 2px solid #b3b294;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b294;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 178 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 17% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b294 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b294, #a5b394);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b294 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 178 148 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.77 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.45 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.75 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.69 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.50 #4c4d6b Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sage
#b3b294  rgb(179, 178, 148)  hsl(58, 17%, 64%)  Sage
#9495b3  rgb(148, 149, 179)  hsl(238, 17%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#94b3b2  rgb(148, 179, 178)  hsl(178, 17%, 64%)  Opal
#b294b3  rgb(178, 148, 179)  hsl(298, 17%, 64%)  Pastel Purple