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#B6B494

#b6b494 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b6b494 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 70.59% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.1% magenta, 18.68% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 18.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.4473

Complementary

  1. #b6b494
  2. #9496b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6b494
  2. #94a7b6
  3. #a394b6

Analogous

  1. #b6a394
  2. #b6b494
  3. #a7b694

Triadic

  1. #b6b494
  2. #94b6b4
  3. #b494b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6b494
  2. #96b694
  3. #9496b6
  4. #b494b6

Square

  1. #b6b494
  2. #94b6a3
  3. #9496b6
  4. #b694a7

Monochromatic

  1. #696748
  2. #979467
  3. #b6b494
  4. #d5d4c1
  5. #f4f4ef

Shades

#b6b494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6b494
  2. #a4a285
  3. #929076
  4. #7f7e68
  5. #6d6c59
  6. #5b5a4a
  7. #49483b
  8. #37362c
  9. #24241e
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6b494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6b494
  2. #bdbc9f
  3. #c5c3a9
  4. #cccbb4
  5. #d3d2bf
  6. #dbdaca
  7. #e2e1d4
  8. #e9e9df
  9. #f0f0ea
  10. #f8f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6b494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6b494
  2. #b1af92
  3. #abaa90
  4. #a6a48e
  5. #a09f8c
  6. #9b9a8a
  7. #969588
  8. #909086
  9. #8b8a84
  10. #858582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b3a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab192 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbb0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b495 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b1a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6b494 {
  color: #b6b494;
}
Background
.bg-b6b494 {
  background-color: #b6b494;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6b494 {
  border: 2px solid #b6b494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6b494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 180 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 19% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6b494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6b494, #a7b694);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6b494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 180 148 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.98 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.10 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.11 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.95 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 12.36 #494b6b Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sage
#b6b494  rgb(182, 180, 148)  hsl(56, 19%, 65%)  Sage
#9496b6  rgb(148, 150, 182)  hsl(236, 19%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#94b6b4  rgb(148, 182, 180)  hsl(176, 19%, 65%)  Opal
#b494b6  rgb(180, 148, 182)  hsl(296, 19%, 65%)  Lilac