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#BBB29C

#bbb29c ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb29c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.81% magenta, 16.58% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.58°, with 18.56% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 8.01.

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Relative luminance0.4481

Complementary

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #9ca5bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #9cb4bb
  3. #a29cbb

Analogous

  1. #bba29c
  2. #bbb29c
  3. #b4bb9c

Triadic

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #9cbbb2
  3. #b29cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #a5bb9c
  3. #9ca5bb
  4. #b29cbb

Square

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #9cbba2
  3. #9ca5bb
  4. #bb9cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #71664d
  2. #9c8f6f
  3. #bbb29c
  4. #dad5c9
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#bbb29c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #a8a08c
  3. #968e7d
  4. #837d6d
  5. #706b5e
  6. #5e594e
  7. #4b473e
  8. #38352f
  9. #25241f
  10. #131210
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb29c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #c2baa6
  3. #c9c1b0
  4. #cfc9ba
  5. #d6d1c4
  6. #ddd9ce
  7. #e4e0d7
  8. #ebe8e1
  9. #f1f0eb
  10. #f8f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb29c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb29c
  2. #b5ad99
  3. #afa896
  4. #a9a394
  5. #a39e91
  6. #9e998e
  7. #98948b
  8. #928f88
  9. #8c8a86
  10. #868583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b19b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab49d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1aeac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b19b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab39c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb0a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb29c {
  color: #bbb29c;
}
Background
.bg-bbb29c {
  background-color: #bbb29c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb29c {
  border: 2px solid #bbb29c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb29c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 178 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 19% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb29c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb29c, #b4bb9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb29c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 178 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.07 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.08 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.30 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.31 #444d63 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbb29c  rgb(187, 178, 156)  hsl(43, 19%, 67%)  Sage
#9ca5bb  rgb(156, 165, 187)  hsl(223, 19%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cbbb2  rgb(156, 187, 178)  hsl(163, 19%, 67%)  Opal
#b29cbb  rgb(178, 156, 187)  hsl(283, 19%, 67%)  Pastel Purple