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#BBC69B

#bbc69b ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbc69b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.72% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 75.35°, with 27.39% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.5332

Complementary

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #a69bc6

Split complementary

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #9ba6c6
  3. #bc9bc6

Analogous

  1. #c6bc9b
  2. #bbc69b
  3. #a6c69b

Triadic

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #9bbbc6
  3. #c69bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #9bc6a6
  3. #a69bc6
  4. #c69bbb

Square

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #9bc6bc
  3. #a69bc6
  4. #c69ba6

Monochromatic

  1. #717f49
  2. #9aaa6a
  3. #bbc69b
  4. #dce2cc
  5. #f6f8f2

Shades

#bbc69b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #a8b28c
  3. #969e7c
  4. #838b6d
  5. #70775d
  6. #5e634e
  7. #4b4f3e
  8. #383b2f
  9. #25281f
  10. #131410
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc69b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #c2cca5
  3. #c9d1af
  4. #cfd7b9
  5. #d6ddc3
  6. #dde3cd
  7. #e4e8d7
  8. #ebeee1
  9. #f1f4eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc69b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc69b
  2. #b5bf98
  3. #afb896
  4. #a9b193
  5. #a3aa90
  6. #9ea38e
  7. #989c8b
  8. #929588
  9. #8c8e85
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc3b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac19d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c39c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec3af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc69b {
  color: #bbc69b;
}
Background
.bg-bbc69b {
  background-color: #bbc69b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc69b {
  border: 2px solid #bbc69b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc69b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 198 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 27% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc69b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc69b, #a6c69b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc69b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 198 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.94 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.66 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.40 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.91 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.23 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.31 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.46 #443964 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc69b  rgb(187, 198, 155)  hsl(75, 27%, 69%)  Sage
#a69bc6  rgb(166, 155, 198)  hsl(255, 27%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9bbbc6  rgb(155, 187, 198)  hsl(195, 27%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c69bbb  rgb(198, 155, 187)  hsl(315, 27%, 69%)  Lilac