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#BBC599

#bbc599 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc599 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, 77.25% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.34% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 73.64°, with 27.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.528

Complementary

  1. #bbc599
  2. #a399c5

Split complementary

  1. #bbc599
  2. #99a5c5
  3. #b999c5

Analogous

  1. #c5b999
  2. #bbc599
  3. #a5c599

Triadic

  1. #bbc599
  2. #99bbc5
  3. #c599bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc599
  2. #99c5a3
  3. #a399c5
  4. #c599bb

Square

  1. #bbc599
  2. #99c5b9
  3. #a399c5
  4. #c599a5

Monochromatic

  1. #717e47
  2. #9aa968
  3. #bbc599
  4. #dce1ca
  5. #f6f8f2

Shades

#bbc599 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc599
  2. #a8b18a
  3. #969e7a
  4. #838a6b
  5. #70765c
  6. #5e634d
  7. #4b4f3d
  8. #383b2e
  9. #25271f
  10. #13140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc599 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc599
  2. #c2cba3
  3. #c9d1ad
  4. #cfd6b8
  5. #d6dcc2
  6. #dde2cc
  7. #e4e8d6
  8. #ebeee0
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc599 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc599
  2. #b5be97
  3. #afb794
  4. #a9b092
  5. #a3a98f
  6. #9ea38d
  7. #989c8a
  8. #929588
  9. #8c8e85
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec2b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0c0b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c297 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c29a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec2ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc599 {
  color: #bbc599;
}
Background
.bg-bbc599 {
  background-color: #bbc599;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc599 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc599;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc599;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 197 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 28% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc599 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc599, #a5c599);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc599 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 197 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.44 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.58 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.79 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.77 #443a66 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc599  rgb(187, 197, 153)  hsl(74, 28%, 69%)  Sage
#a399c5  rgb(163, 153, 197)  hsl(254, 28%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#99bbc5  rgb(153, 187, 197)  hsl(194, 28%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c599bb  rgb(197, 153, 187)  hsl(314, 28%, 69%)  Lilac