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#BBC199 Beige and Sage

#BBC199 is a light, muted green named Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(187, 193, 153)). Its HSL value is 69° hue, 24% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black. #BBC199 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.20:1.

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Variations of #BBC199

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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#BBC199 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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#BBC199 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC199 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7BE9B
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BD97
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4BE98
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7BE9B
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BF9A
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0BCB6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBFA7
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBEB5

#BBC199 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BBC199 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.20:1 Very good#BBC199 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC199 in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BBC199; }
.background { background-color: #BBC199; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC199; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 193 153);
color: hsl(69 24% 68%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.055 114.6);

#BBC199 FAQ

What color is #BBC199?

#BBC199 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 #BBC199?

#BBC199 is rgb(187, 193, 153) in RGB, hsl(69, 24%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC199?

The complementary color of #BBC199 is #9F99C1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC199?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC199: 11.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC199 a warm or cool color?

#BBC199 is a warm color.