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#BBBF99 Beige and Sage

#BBBF99 is a light, muted green named Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(187, 191, 153)). Its HSL value is 66° hue, 23% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black. #BBBF99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.03:1.

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Variations of #BBBF99

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBBF99 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBBF99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBF99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5BC9A
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5BB97
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BC98
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5BC9A
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2BD9A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0BAB5
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBDA6
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBDB4

#BBBF99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BBBF99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.03:1 Very good#BBBF99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBF99 in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BBBF99; }
.background { background-color: #BBBF99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBF99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 191 153);
color: hsl(66 23% 67%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.052 112.5);

#BBBF99 FAQ

What color is #BBBF99?

#BBBF99 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBF99?

#BBBF99 is rgb(187, 191, 153) in RGB, hsl(66, 23%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBF99?

The complementary color of #BBBF99 is #9D99BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBF99?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBF99: 11.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBF99 a warm or cool color?

#BBBF99 is a warm color.