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#BBC98F

#bbc98f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bbc98f 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, 78.82% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.86% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 74.48°, with 34.94% saturation and 67.45% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.77.

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Relative luminance0.5432

Complementary

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #9d8fc9

Split complementary

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #8f9ec9
  3. #ba8fc9

Analogous

  1. #c9ba8f
  2. #bbc98f
  3. #9ec98f

Triadic

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #8fbbc9
  3. #c98fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #8fc99d
  3. #9d8fc9
  4. #c98fbb

Square

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #8fc9ba
  3. #9d8fc9
  4. #c98f9e

Monochromatic

  1. #71813e
  2. #9cb05b
  3. #bbc98f
  4. #dae2c3
  5. #f7f8f1

Shades

#bbc98f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #a8b581
  3. #96a172
  4. #838d64
  5. #707956
  6. #5e6548
  7. #4b5039
  8. #383c2b
  9. #25281d
  10. #13140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc98f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #c2ce9a
  3. #c9d4a5
  4. #cfd9b1
  5. #d6dfbc
  6. #dde4c7
  7. #e4e9d2
  8. #ebefdd
  9. #f1f4e9
  10. #f8faf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc98f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc98f
  2. #b5c28e
  3. #afba8c
  4. #a9b38b
  5. #a3ac89
  6. #9ea588
  7. #989d86
  8. #929685
  9. #8c8f83
  10. #868782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c38b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc392 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0c3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c58d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c591 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec5aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc98f {
  color: #bbc98f;
}
Background
.bg-bbc98f {
  background-color: #bbc98f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc98f {
  border: 2px solid #bbc98f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc98f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 201 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 35% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc98f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc98f, #9ec98f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc98f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 201 143 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.77 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.54 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.75 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.01 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.14 #443670 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbc98f  rgb(187, 201, 143)  hsl(74, 35%, 67%)  Sage
#9d8fc9  rgb(157, 143, 201)  hsl(254, 35%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8fbbc9  rgb(143, 187, 201)  hsl(194, 35%, 67%)  Pastel Blue
#c98fbb  rgb(201, 143, 187)  hsl(314, 35%, 67%)  Lilac