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#B3B379

#b3b379 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3b379 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.2% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.4% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 27.62% saturation and 58.82% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.432

Complementary

  1. #b3b379
  2. #7979b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3b379
  2. #7996b3
  3. #9679b3

Analogous

  1. #b39679
  2. #b3b379
  3. #96b379

Triadic

  1. #b3b379
  2. #79b3b3
  3. #b379b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b379
  2. #79b379
  3. #7979b3
  4. #b379b3

Square

  1. #b3b379
  2. #79b396
  3. #7979b3
  4. #b37996

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5e35
  2. #8f8f51
  3. #b3b379
  4. #cfcfaa
  5. #eaeadb

Shades

#b3b379 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b379
  2. #a1a16d
  3. #8f8f61
  4. #7d7d55
  5. #6b6b49
  6. #5a5a3d
  7. #484830
  8. #363624
  9. #242418
  10. #12120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b379 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b379
  2. #bbbb86
  3. #c2c294
  4. #cacaa1
  5. #d1d1af
  6. #d9d9bc
  7. #e1e1c9
  8. #e8e8d7
  9. #f0f0e4
  10. #f7f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b379 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b379
  2. #aeae7a
  3. #a9a97a
  4. #a4a47b
  5. #9f9f7c
  6. #9a9a7d
  7. #94947d
  8. #8f8f7e
  9. #8a8a7f
  10. #85857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcae75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb17b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbaca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b077 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b27a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8af95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b379 {
  color: #b3b379;
}
Background
.bg-b3b379 {
  background-color: #b3b379;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b379 {
  border: 2px solid #b3b379;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b379;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 179 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 28% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b379 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b379, #96b379);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b379 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 179 121 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.23 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.78 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.36 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.76 #4c4c86 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sage
#b3b379  rgb(179, 179, 121)  hsl(60, 28%, 59%)  Sage
#7979b3  rgb(121, 121, 179)  hsl(240, 28%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79b3b3  rgb(121, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 28%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#b379b3  rgb(179, 121, 179)  hsl(300, 28%, 59%)  Sky Magenta