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#B8B39D

#b8b39d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8b39d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 70.2% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.72% magenta, 14.67% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.89°, with 15.98% saturation and 66.86% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.29.

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Relative luminance0.4486

Complementary

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #9da2b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #9dafb8
  3. #a59db8

Analogous

  1. #b8a59d
  2. #b8b39d
  3. #afb89d

Triadic

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #9db8b3
  3. #b39db8

Tetradic

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #a2b89d
  3. #9da2b8
  4. #b39db8

Square

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #9db8a5
  3. #9da2b8
  4. #b89daf

Monochromatic

  1. #6d674f
  2. #989171
  3. #b8b39d
  4. #d8d5c9
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#b8b39d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #a6a18d
  3. #938f7e
  4. #817d6e
  5. #6e6b5e
  6. #5c5a4f
  7. #4a483f
  8. #37362f
  9. #25241f
  10. #121210
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8b39d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #bfbba7
  3. #c6c2b1
  4. #cdcaba
  5. #d4d1c4
  6. #dcd9ce
  7. #e3e1d8
  8. #eae8e2
  9. #f1f0eb
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8b39d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8b39d
  2. #b2ae9a
  3. #ada997
  4. #a7a494
  5. #a29f91
  6. #9c9a8f
  7. #96948c
  8. #918f89
  9. #8b8a86
  10. #868583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b29c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b39e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b29c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b39d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8b39d {
  color: #b8b39d;
}
Background
.bg-b8b39d {
  background-color: #b8b39d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8b39d {
  border: 2px solid #b8b39d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8b39d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 179 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 16% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8b39d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b39d, #afb89d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8b39d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 179 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.29 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.47 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.25 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.32 #474c62 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sage
#b8b39d  rgb(184, 179, 157)  hsl(49, 16%, 67%)  Sage
#9da2b8  rgb(157, 162, 184)  hsl(229, 16%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#9db8b3  rgb(157, 184, 179)  hsl(169, 16%, 67%)  Opal
#b39db8  rgb(179, 157, 184)  hsl(289, 16%, 67%)  Pastel Purple