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#BBC19C

#bbc19c ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc19c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 69.73°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5111

Complementary

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #a29cc1

Split complementary

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #9ca8c1
  3. #b49cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b49c
  2. #bbc19c
  3. #a8c19c

Triadic

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #9cbbc1
  3. #c19cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #9cc1a2
  3. #a29cc1
  4. #c19cbb

Square

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #9cc1b4
  3. #a29cc1
  4. #c19ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #71794b
  2. #9ba46d
  3. #bbc19c
  4. #dbdecb
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#bbc19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #a8ae8c
  3. #969a7d
  4. #83876d
  5. #70745e
  6. #5e614e
  7. #4b4d3e
  8. #383a2f
  9. #25271f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #c2c7a6
  3. #c9cdb0
  4. #cfd4ba
  5. #d6dac4
  6. #dde0ce
  7. #e4e6d7
  8. #ebece1
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc19c
  2. #b5bb99
  3. #afb496
  4. #a9ae94
  5. #a3a791
  6. #9ea18e
  7. #989a8b
  8. #929488
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6be9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bf9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bf9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc19c {
  color: #bbc19c;
}
Background
.bg-bbc19c {
  background-color: #bbc19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc19c {
  border: 2px solid #bbc19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc19c, #a8c19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.06 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.95 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.99 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.08 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.61 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.76 #443e63 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc19c  rgb(187, 193, 156)  hsl(70, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a29cc1  rgb(162, 156, 193)  hsl(250, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cbbc1  rgb(156, 187, 193)  hsl(190, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19cbb  rgb(193, 156, 187)  hsl(310, 23%, 68%)  Lilac