Close to Sage
#BBB694
#BBB694 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 71.4% green, and 58% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBB694.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.05:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.23:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.05:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.23:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBB694 as they’d see it.
#BBB694 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBB694
What color is #BBB694?
#BBB694 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 71.4% green, and 58% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBB694 in RGB?
#BBB694 is rgb(187, 182, 148): 187 red, 182 green, and 148 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBB694 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 21, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBB694?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBB694?
Its complement #AFB3D5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.