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#B4BB96

#b4bb96 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b4bb96 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 73.33% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 71.35°, with 21.39% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.4745

Complementary

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #9d96bb

Split complementary

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #96a2bb
  3. #b096bb

Analogous

  1. #bbb096
  2. #b4bb96
  3. #a2bb96

Triadic

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #96b4bb
  3. #bb96b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #96bb9d
  3. #9d96bb
  4. #bb96b4

Square

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #96bbb0
  3. #9d96bb
  4. #bb96a2

Monochromatic

  1. #687048
  2. #939d68
  3. #b4bb96
  4. #d5d9c4
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#b4bb96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #a2a887
  3. #909678
  4. #7e8369
  5. #6c705a
  6. #5a5e4b
  7. #484b3c
  8. #36382d
  9. #24251e
  10. #12130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4bb96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #bcc2a1
  3. #c3c9ab
  4. #cbcfb6
  5. #d2d6c0
  6. #daddcb
  7. #e1e4d5
  8. #e9ebe0
  9. #f0f1ea
  10. #f8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4bb96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4bb96
  2. #afb594
  3. #aaaf92
  4. #a4a98f
  5. #9fa38d
  6. #9a9e8b
  7. #959889
  8. #909287
  9. #8a8c84
  10. #858682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b9ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b794 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b897 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b7b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb997 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b8a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4bb96 {
  color: #b4bb96;
}
Background
.bg-b4bb96 {
  background-color: #b4bb96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4bb96 {
  border: 2px solid #b4bb96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4bb96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 187 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 21% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4bb96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4bb96, #a2bb96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4bb96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 187 150 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.67 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.96 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.25 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.91 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.97 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.10 #4b4469 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sage
#b4bb96  rgb(180, 187, 150)  hsl(71, 21%, 66%)  Sage
#9d96bb  rgb(157, 150, 187)  hsl(251, 21%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#96b4bb  rgb(150, 180, 187)  hsl(191, 21%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#bb96b4  rgb(187, 150, 180)  hsl(311, 21%, 66%)  Lilac