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#B7BB99

#b7bb99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b7bb99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 73.33% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 67.06°, with 20% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4791

Complementary

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #9d99bb

Split complementary

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #99a6bb
  3. #ae99bb

Analogous

  1. #bbae99
  2. #b7bb99
  3. #a6bb99

Triadic

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #99b7bb
  3. #bb99b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #99bb9d
  3. #9d99bb
  4. #bb99b7

Square

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #99bbae
  3. #9d99bb
  4. #bb99a6

Monochromatic

  1. #6c704b
  2. #979c6b
  3. #b7bb99
  4. #d7dac7
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#b7bb99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #a5a88a
  3. #92967a
  4. #80836b
  5. #6e705c
  6. #5c5e4d
  7. #494b3d
  8. #37382e
  9. #25251f
  10. #12130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bb99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #bec2a3
  3. #c5c9ad
  4. #cdcfb8
  5. #d4d6c2
  6. #dbddcc
  7. #e2e4d6
  8. #e9ebe0
  9. #f1f1eb
  10. #f8f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bb99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bb99
  2. #b2b597
  3. #acaf94
  4. #a7a992
  5. #a1a38f
  6. #9c9e8d
  7. #96988a
  8. #919288
  9. #8b8c85
  10. #868683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b897 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b89a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbb7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bab9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bb99 {
  color: #b7bb99;
}
Background
.bg-b7bb99 {
  background-color: #b7bb99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bb99 {
  border: 2px solid #b7bb99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bb99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 187 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 20% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bb99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bb99, #a6bb99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bb99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 187 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.43 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.47 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.25 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.47 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.09 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.24 #484466 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sage
#b7bb99  rgb(183, 187, 153)  hsl(67, 20%, 67%)  Sage
#9d99bb  rgb(157, 153, 187)  hsl(247, 20%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#99b7bb  rgb(153, 183, 187)  hsl(187, 20%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#bb99b7  rgb(187, 153, 183)  hsl(307, 20%, 67%)  Lilac