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#BBB790

#bbb790 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbb790 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 71.76% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 22.99% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 54.42°, with 24.02% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4645

Complementary

  1. #bbb790
  2. #9094bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb790
  2. #90a9bb
  3. #a190bb

Analogous

  1. #bba190
  2. #bbb790
  3. #a9bb90

Triadic

  1. #bbb790
  2. #90bbb7
  3. #b790bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb790
  2. #94bb90
  3. #9094bb
  4. #b790bb

Square

  1. #bbb790
  2. #90bba1
  3. #9094bb
  4. #bb90a9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6a44
  2. #9e9861
  3. #bbb790
  4. #d8d6bf
  5. #f5f5ef

Shades

#bbb790 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb790
  2. #a8a582
  3. #969273
  4. #838065
  5. #706e56
  6. #5e5c48
  7. #4b493a
  8. #38372b
  9. #25251d
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb790 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb790
  2. #c2be9b
  3. #c9c5a6
  4. #cfcdb1
  5. #d6d4bc
  6. #dddbc8
  7. #e4e2d3
  8. #ebe9de
  9. #f1f1e9
  10. #f8f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb790 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb790
  2. #b5b28e
  3. #afac8d
  4. #a9a78b
  5. #a3a18a
  6. #9e9c88
  7. #989686
  8. #929185
  9. #8c8b83
  10. #868682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b6a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb48e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b791 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb58f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb791 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb4a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb790 {
  color: #bbb790;
}
Background
.bg-bbb790 {
  background-color: #bbb790;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb790 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb790;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb790;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 183 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb790 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb790, #a9bb90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb790 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 183 144 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 1.84 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.12 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.24 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.85 #44486f Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbb790  rgb(187, 183, 144)  hsl(54, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#9094bb  rgb(144, 148, 187)  hsl(234, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#90bbb7  rgb(144, 187, 183)  hsl(174, 24%, 65%)  Opal
#b790bb  rgb(183, 144, 187)  hsl(294, 24%, 65%)  Lilac