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#BBCAA4

#bbcaa4 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcaa4 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, 79.22% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.81% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 83.68°, with 26.39% saturation and 71.76% 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 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.88.

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Relative luminance0.5549

Complementary

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #b3a4ca

Split complementary

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #a4a8ca
  3. #c6a4ca

Analogous

  1. #cac6a4
  2. #bbcaa4
  3. #a8caa4

Triadic

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #a4bbca
  3. #caa4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #a4cab3
  3. #b3a4ca
  4. #caa4bb

Square

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #a4cac6
  3. #b3a4ca
  4. #caa4a8

Monochromatic

  1. #70874e
  2. #97ae74
  3. #bbcaa4
  4. #dfe6d4
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#bbcaa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #a8b694
  3. #96a283
  4. #838d73
  5. #707962
  6. #5e6552
  7. #4b5142
  8. #383d31
  9. #252821
  10. #131410
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcaa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #c2cfad
  3. #c9d5b6
  4. #cfdabf
  5. #d6dfc8
  6. #dde5d2
  7. #e4eadb
  8. #ebefe4
  9. #f1f4ed
  10. #f8faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcaa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcaa4
  2. #b5c3a0
  3. #afbb9d
  4. #a9b499
  5. #a3ac96
  6. #9ea592
  7. #989e8e
  8. #92968b
  9. #8c8f87
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc5a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc4a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c7a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c7a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcaa4 {
  color: #bbcaa4;
}
Background
.bg-bbcaa4 {
  background-color: #bbcaa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcaa4 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcaa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcaa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 202 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 26% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcaa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcaa4, #a8caa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcaa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 202 164 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.88 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.98 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.15 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.27 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 10.88 #44355b Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Sage
#bbcaa4  rgb(187, 202, 164)  hsl(84, 26%, 72%)  Sage
#b3a4ca  rgb(179, 164, 202)  hsl(264, 26%, 72%)  Pastel Purple
#a4bbca  rgb(164, 187, 202)  hsl(204, 26%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#caa4bb  rgb(202, 164, 187)  hsl(324, 26%, 72%)  Lilac