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#BBC78A

#bbc78a ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc78a 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, 78.04% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.65% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 71.8°, with 35.26% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.35.

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Relative luminance0.5325

Complementary

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #968ac7

Split complementary

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #8a9dc7
  3. #b58ac7

Analogous

  1. #c7b58a
  2. #bbc78a
  3. #9dc78a

Triadic

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #8abbc7
  3. #c78abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #8ac796
  3. #968ac7
  4. #c78abb

Square

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #8ac7b5
  3. #968ac7
  4. #c78a9d

Monochromatic

  1. #707c3c
  2. #9dae56
  3. #bbc78a
  4. #d9e0be
  5. #f7f8f1

Shades

#bbc78a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #a8b37c
  3. #969f6e
  4. #838b61
  5. #707753
  6. #5e6445
  7. #4b5037
  8. #383c29
  9. #25281c
  10. #13140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc78a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #c2cd96
  3. #c9d2a1
  4. #cfd8ad
  5. #d6ddb9
  6. #dde3c5
  7. #e4e9d0
  8. #ebeedc
  9. #f1f4e8
  10. #f8f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc78a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc78a
  2. #b5c089
  3. #afb988
  4. #a9b287
  5. #a3ab86
  6. #9ea485
  7. #989c84
  8. #929583
  9. #8c8e82
  10. #868781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc186 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec18d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c48c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc3a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc78a {
  color: #bbc78a;
}
Background
.bg-bbc78a {
  background-color: #bbc78a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc78a {
  border: 2px solid #bbc78a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc78a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 199 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 35% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc78a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc78a, #9dc78a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc78a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 199 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.60 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.90 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.02 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.31 #443875 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc78a  rgb(187, 199, 138)  hsl(72, 35%, 66%)  Sage
#968ac7  rgb(150, 138, 199)  hsl(252, 35%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8abbc7  rgb(138, 187, 199)  hsl(192, 35%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#c78abb  rgb(199, 138, 187)  hsl(312, 35%, 66%)  Sky Magenta