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#BBC29F

#bbc29f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc29f 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, 76.08% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.04% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 22.29% saturation and 69.22% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.5165

Complementary

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #a69fc2

Split complementary

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #9faac2
  3. #b89fc2

Analogous

  1. #c2b89f
  2. #bbc29f
  3. #aac29f

Triadic

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #9fbbc2
  3. #c29fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #9fc2a6
  3. #a69fc2
  4. #c29fbb

Square

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #9fc2b8
  3. #a69fc2
  4. #c29faa

Monochromatic

  1. #717a4e
  2. #9aa470
  3. #bbc29f
  4. #dce0ce
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#bbc29f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #a8af8f
  3. #969b7f
  4. #83886f
  5. #70745f
  6. #5e6150
  7. #4b4e40
  8. #383a30
  9. #252720
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc29f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #c2c8a9
  3. #c9ceb2
  4. #cfd4bc
  5. #d6dac5
  6. #dde1cf
  7. #e4e7d9
  8. #ebede2
  9. #f1f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc29f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc29f
  2. #b5bb9c
  3. #afb599
  4. #a9ae96
  5. #a3a893
  6. #9ea190
  7. #989a8c
  8. #929489
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc0b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bfa0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbeb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c09e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c0a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc29f {
  color: #bbc29f;
}
Background
.bg-bbc29f {
  background-color: #bbc29f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc29f {
  border: 2px solid #bbc29f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc29f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 194 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc29f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc29f, #aac29f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc29f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 194 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.35 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.70 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.35 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.78 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.88 #443d60 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc29f  rgb(187, 194, 159)  hsl(72, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a69fc2  rgb(166, 159, 194)  hsl(252, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9fbbc2  rgb(159, 187, 194)  hsl(192, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c29fbb  rgb(194, 159, 187)  hsl(312, 22%, 69%)  Lilac