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#B3B499

#b3b499 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3b499 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 70.59% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 62.22°, with 15.25% saturation and 65.29% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4453

Complementary

  1. #b3b499
  2. #9a99b4

Split complementary

  1. #b3b499
  2. #99a5b4
  3. #a799b4

Analogous

  1. #b4a799
  2. #b3b499
  3. #a5b499

Triadic

  1. #b3b499
  2. #99b3b4
  3. #b499b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b499
  2. #99b49a
  3. #9a99b4
  4. #b499b3

Square

  1. #b3b499
  2. #99b4a7
  3. #9a99b4
  4. #b499a5

Monochromatic

  1. #67684c
  2. #92946d
  3. #b3b499
  4. #d4d4c5
  5. #f5f5f1

Shades

#b3b499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b499
  2. #a1a28a
  3. #8f907a
  4. #7d7e6b
  5. #6b6c5c
  6. #5a5a4d
  7. #48483d
  8. #36362e
  9. #24241f
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b499
  2. #bbbca3
  3. #c2c3ad
  4. #cacbb8
  5. #d1d2c2
  6. #d9dacc
  7. #e1e1d6
  8. #e8e9e0
  9. #f0f0eb
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b499
  2. #aeaf97
  3. #a9aa94
  4. #a4a492
  5. #9f9f8f
  6. #9a9a8d
  7. #94958a
  8. #8f9088
  9. #8a8a85
  10. #858583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b197 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b39a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7b0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b298 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b39a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b2a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b499 {
  color: #b3b499;
}
Background
.bg-b3b499 {
  background-color: #b3b499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b499 {
  border: 2px solid #b3b499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 180 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 15% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b499, #a5b499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 180 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.27 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.84 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 12.07 #4c4b66 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sage
#b3b499  rgb(179, 180, 153)  hsl(62, 15%, 65%)  Sage
#9a99b4  rgb(154, 153, 180)  hsl(242, 15%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#99b3b4  rgb(153, 179, 180)  hsl(182, 15%, 65%)  Opal
#b499b3  rgb(180, 153, 179)  hsl(302, 15%, 65%)  Pastel Purple