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#B3B396

#b3b396 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3b396 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.2% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.2% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 16.02% saturation and 64.51% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.4403

Complementary

  1. #b3b396
  2. #9696b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3b396
  2. #96a5b3
  3. #a596b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a596
  2. #b3b396
  3. #a5b396

Triadic

  1. #b3b396
  2. #96b3b3
  3. #b396b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b396
  2. #96b396
  3. #9696b3
  4. #b396b3

Square

  1. #b3b396
  2. #96b3a5
  3. #9696b3
  4. #b396a5

Monochromatic

  1. #66664a
  2. #92926a
  3. #b3b396
  4. #d3d3c2
  5. #f3f3ef

Shades

#b3b396 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b396
  2. #a1a187
  3. #8f8f78
  4. #7d7d69
  5. #6b6b5a
  6. #5a5a4b
  7. #48483c
  8. #36362d
  9. #24241e
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b396 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b396
  2. #bbbba1
  3. #c2c2ab
  4. #cacab6
  5. #d1d1c0
  6. #d9d9cb
  7. #e1e1d5
  8. #e8e8e0
  9. #f0f0ea
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b396 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b396
  2. #aeae94
  3. #a9a992
  4. #a4a48f
  5. #9f9f8d
  6. #9a9a8b
  7. #949489
  8. #8f8f87
  9. #8a8a84
  10. #858582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b094 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b195 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b297 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b1a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b396 {
  color: #b3b396;
}
Background
.bg-b3b396 {
  background-color: #b3b396;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b396 {
  border: 2px solid #b3b396;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b396;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 179 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 16% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b396 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b396, #a5b396);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b396 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 179 150 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.08 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.94 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.10 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 12.12 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.31 #4c4c69 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sage
#b3b396  rgb(179, 179, 150)  hsl(60, 16%, 65%)  Sage
#9696b3  rgb(150, 150, 179)  hsl(240, 16%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#96b3b3  rgb(150, 179, 179)  hsl(180, 16%, 65%)  Opal
#b396b3  rgb(179, 150, 179)  hsl(300, 16%, 65%)  Pastel Purple