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#BBC679

#bbc679 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbc679 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 77.65% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.89% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 40.31% saturation and 62.55% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.5233

Complementary

  1. #bbc679
  2. #8479c6

Split complementary

  1. #bbc679
  2. #7995c6
  3. #aa79c6

Analogous

  1. #c6aa79
  2. #bbc679
  3. #95c679

Triadic

  1. #bbc679
  2. #79bbc6
  3. #c679bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc679
  2. #79c684
  3. #8479c6
  4. #c679bb

Square

  1. #bbc679
  2. #79c6aa
  3. #8479c6
  4. #c67995

Monochromatic

  1. #6b7432
  2. #9caa48
  3. #bbc679
  4. #d6ddaf
  5. #f1f4e4

Shades

#bbc679 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc679
  2. #a8b26d
  3. #969e61
  4. #838b55
  5. #707749
  6. #5e633d
  7. #4b4f30
  8. #383b24
  9. #252818
  10. #13140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc679 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc679
  2. #c2cc86
  3. #c9d194
  4. #cfd7a1
  5. #d6ddaf
  6. #dde3bc
  7. #e4e8c9
  8. #ebeed7
  9. #f1f4e4
  10. #f8f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc679 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc679
  2. #b5bf7a
  3. #afb87a
  4. #a9b17b
  5. #a3aa7c
  6. #9ea37d
  7. #989c7d
  8. #92957e
  9. #8c8e7f
  10. #86877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0bf73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc07d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3beb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c276 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c37b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0c19f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc679 {
  color: #bbc679;
}
Background
.bg-bbc679 {
  background-color: #bbc679;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc679 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc679;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc679;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 198 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 40% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc679 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc679, #95c679);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc679 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 198 121 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.65 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.90 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.77 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.40 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.54 #443986 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#bbc679  rgb(187, 198, 121)  hsl(69, 40%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#8479c6  rgb(132, 121, 198)  hsl(249, 40%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#79bbc6  rgb(121, 187, 198)  hsl(189, 40%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#c679bb  rgb(198, 121, 187)  hsl(309, 40%, 63%)  Sky Magenta