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#BEBEA3

#bebea3 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bebea3 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 74.51% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 17.2% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #bebea3
  2. #a3a3be

Split complementary

  1. #bebea3
  2. #a3b1be
  3. #b1a3be

Analogous

  1. #beb1a3
  2. #bebea3
  3. #b1bea3

Triadic

  1. #bebea3
  2. #a3bebe
  3. #bea3be

Tetradic

  1. #bebea3
  2. #a3bea3
  3. #a3a3be
  4. #bea3be

Square

  1. #bebea3
  2. #a3beb1
  3. #a3a3be
  4. #bea3b1

Monochromatic

  1. #757553
  2. #9e9e76
  3. #bebea3
  4. #deded0
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bebea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebea3
  2. #abab93
  3. #989882
  4. #858572
  5. #727262
  6. #5f5f52
  7. #4c4c41
  8. #393931
  9. #262621
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebea3
  2. #c5c5ac
  3. #cbcbb5
  4. #d2d2bf
  5. #d8d8c8
  6. #dfdfd1
  7. #e5e5da
  8. #ecece3
  9. #f2f2ed
  10. #f9f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebea3
  2. #b8b8a0
  3. #b2b29c
  4. #abab99
  5. #a5a595
  6. #9f9f92
  7. #99998e
  8. #93938b
  9. #8c8c87
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3bca1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bda4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bda2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bda4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bcaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebea3 {
  color: #bebea3;
}
Background
.bg-bebea3 {
  background-color: #bebea3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebea3 {
  border: 2px solid #bebea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 190 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 17% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebea3, #b1bea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 190 163 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.05 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.82 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.83 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.07 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.44 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 11.60 #41415c Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#bebea3  rgb(190, 190, 163)  hsl(60, 17%, 69%)  Sage
#a3a3be  rgb(163, 163, 190)  hsl(240, 17%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a3bebe  rgb(163, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 17%, 69%)  Opal
#bea3be  rgb(190, 163, 190)  hsl(300, 17%, 69%)  Pastel Purple