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#BBC68D

#bbc68d ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc68d 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, 77.65% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.79% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 71.58°, with 33.33% saturation and 66.47% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.5288

Complementary

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #988dc6

Split complementary

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #8d9ec6
  3. #b48dc6

Analogous

  1. #c6b48d
  2. #bbc68d
  3. #9ec68d

Triadic

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #8dbbc6
  3. #c68dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #8dc698
  3. #988dc6
  4. #c68dbb

Square

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #8dc6b4
  3. #988dc6
  4. #c68d9e

Monochromatic

  1. #707c3e
  2. #9dac5a
  3. #bbc68d
  4. #d9dfc0
  5. #f7f8f1

Shades

#bbc68d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #a8b27f
  3. #969e71
  4. #838b63
  5. #707755
  6. #5e6347
  7. #4b4f38
  8. #383b2a
  9. #25281c
  10. #13140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc68d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #c2cc98
  3. #c9d1a4
  4. #cfd7af
  5. #d6ddbb
  6. #dde3c6
  7. #e4e8d1
  8. #ebeedd
  9. #f1f4e8
  10. #f8f9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc68d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc68d
  2. #b5bf8c
  3. #afb88a
  4. #a9b189
  5. #a3aa88
  6. #9ea387
  7. #989c85
  8. #929584
  9. #8c8e83
  10. #868781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec089 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc18f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c28b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c38e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc68d {
  color: #bbc68d;
}
Background
.bg-bbc68d {
  background-color: #bbc68d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc68d {
  border: 2px solid #bbc68d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc68d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 198 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 33% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc68d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc68d, #9ec68d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc68d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 198 141 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.81 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.05 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.57 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.07 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.11 #443972 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc68d  rgb(187, 198, 141)  hsl(72, 33%, 66%)  Sage
#988dc6  rgb(152, 141, 198)  hsl(252, 33%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8dbbc6  rgb(141, 187, 198)  hsl(192, 33%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#c68dbb  rgb(198, 141, 187)  hsl(312, 33%, 66%)  Lilac