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#BBC38E

#bbc38e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc38e 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, 76.47% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.18% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 69.06°, with 30.64% saturation and 66.08% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.5155

Complementary

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #968ec3

Split complementary

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #8ea1c3
  3. #b18ec3

Analogous

  1. #c3b18e
  2. #bbc38e
  3. #a1c38e

Triadic

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #8ebbc3
  3. #c38ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #8ec396
  3. #968ec3
  4. #c38ebb

Square

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #8ec3b1
  3. #968ec3
  4. #c38ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #707840
  2. #9da85c
  3. #bbc38e
  4. #d9dec0
  5. #f7f8f2

Shades

#bbc38e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #a8b080
  3. #969c72
  4. #838963
  5. #707555
  6. #5e6247
  7. #4b4e39
  8. #383b2b
  9. #25271c
  10. #13140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc38e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #c2c999
  3. #c9cfa5
  4. #cfd5b0
  5. #d6dbbb
  6. #dde1c7
  7. #e4e7d2
  8. #ebeddd
  9. #f1f3e8
  10. #f8f9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc38e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc38e
  2. #b5bc8d
  3. #afb68b
  4. #a9af8a
  5. #a3a888
  6. #9ea287
  7. #989b86
  8. #929484
  9. #8c8d83
  10. #868781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbe8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabf90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bdb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c08c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c08f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbfa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc38e {
  color: #bbc38e;
}
Background
.bg-bbc38e {
  background-color: #bbc38e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc38e {
  border: 2px solid #bbc38e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc38e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 195 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 31% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc38e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc38e, #a1c38e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc38e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 195 142 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.41 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.93 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.29 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.38 #443c71 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc38e  rgb(187, 195, 142)  hsl(69, 31%, 66%)  Sage
#968ec3  rgb(150, 142, 195)  hsl(249, 31%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8ebbc3  rgb(142, 187, 195)  hsl(189, 31%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#c38ebb  rgb(195, 142, 187)  hsl(309, 31%, 66%)  Lilac