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#BBB291

#bbb291 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb291 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.8% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.81% magenta, 22.46% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.14°, with 23.6% saturation and 65.1% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.4445

Complementary

  1. #bbb291
  2. #919abb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb291
  2. #91afbb
  3. #9d91bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9d91
  2. #bbb291
  3. #afbb91

Triadic

  1. #bbb291
  2. #91bbb2
  3. #b291bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb291
  2. #9abb91
  3. #919abb
  4. #b291bb

Square

  1. #bbb291
  2. #91bb9d
  3. #919abb
  4. #bb91af

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6644
  2. #9e9162
  3. #bbb291
  4. #d8d3c0
  5. #f5f4f0

Shades

#bbb291 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb291
  2. #a8a083
  3. #968e74
  4. #837d66
  5. #706b57
  6. #5e5949
  7. #4b473a
  8. #38352c
  9. #25241d
  10. #13120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb291 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb291
  2. #c2ba9c
  3. #c9c1a7
  4. #cfc9b2
  5. #d6d1bd
  6. #ddd9c8
  7. #e4e0d3
  8. #ebe8de
  9. #f1f0e9
  10. #f8f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb291 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb291
  2. #b5ad8f
  3. #afa88e
  4. #a9a38c
  5. #a39e8a
  6. #9e9989
  7. #989487
  8. #928f85
  9. #8c8a83
  10. #868582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b08f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb392 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2ada9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab190 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb392 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfafa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb291 {
  color: #bbb291;
}
Background
.bg-bbb291 {
  background-color: #bbb291;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb291 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb291;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb291;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb291 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb291, #afbb91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb291 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 145 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.47 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.84 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.83 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 10.48 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.86 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.89 #444d6e Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbb291  rgb(187, 178, 145)  hsl(47, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#919abb  rgb(145, 154, 187)  hsl(227, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#91bbb2  rgb(145, 187, 178)  hsl(167, 24%, 65%)  Opal
#b291bb  rgb(178, 145, 187)  hsl(287, 24%, 65%)  Lilac