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#B1C19A

#b1c19a ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b1c19a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 84.62°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #aa9ac1

Split complementary

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #9a9dc1
  3. #be9ac1

Analogous

  1. #c1be9a
  2. #b1c19a
  3. #9dc19a

Triadic

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #9ab1c1
  3. #c19ab1

Tetradic

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #9ac1aa
  3. #aa9ac1
  4. #c19ab1

Square

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #9ac1be
  3. #aa9ac1
  4. #c19a9d

Monochromatic

  1. #65784a
  2. #8ca46b
  3. #b1c19a
  4. #d6dec9
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#b1c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #9fae8b
  3. #8e9a7b
  4. #7c876c
  5. #6a745c
  6. #59614d
  7. #474d3e
  8. #353a2e
  9. #23271f
  10. #12130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #b9c7a4
  3. #c1cdae
  4. #c8d4b8
  5. #d0dac2
  6. #d8e0cd
  7. #e0e6d7
  8. #e8ece1
  9. #eff3eb
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1c19a
  2. #acbb97
  3. #a7b495
  4. #a2ae92
  5. #9da790
  6. #99a18d
  7. #949a8a
  8. #8f9488
  9. #8a8d85
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7beaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bc98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bb9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebe99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbd9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1c19a {
  color: #b1c19a;
}
Background
.bg-b1c19a {
  background-color: #b1c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1c19a {
  border: 2px solid #b1c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1c19a, #9dc19a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.20 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.19 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.13 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.35 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.46 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.51 #4e3e65 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#b1c19a  rgb(177, 193, 154)  hsl(85, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#aa9ac1  rgb(170, 154, 193)  hsl(265, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ab1c1  rgb(154, 177, 193)  hsl(205, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19ab1  rgb(193, 154, 177)  hsl(325, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple