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#B1C19C

#b1c19c ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b1c19c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 85.95°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.45.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4989

Complementary

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #ac9cc1

Split complementary

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #9c9ec1
  3. #be9cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1be9c
  2. #b1c19c
  3. #9ec19c

Triadic

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #9cb1c1
  3. #c19cb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #9cc1ac
  3. #ac9cc1
  4. #c19cb1

Square

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #9cc1be
  3. #ac9cc1
  4. #c19c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #65794b
  2. #8ca46d
  3. #b1c19c
  4. #d6decb
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#b1c19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #9fae8c
  3. #8e9a7d
  4. #7c876d
  5. #6a745e
  6. #59614e
  7. #474d3e
  8. #353a2f
  9. #23271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1c19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #b9c7a6
  3. #c1cdb0
  4. #c8d4ba
  5. #d0dac4
  6. #d8e0ce
  7. #e0e6d7
  8. #e8ece1
  9. #eff3eb
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1c19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1c19c
  2. #acbb99
  3. #a7b496
  4. #a2ae94
  5. #9da791
  6. #99a18e
  7. #949a8b
  8. #8f9488
  9. #8a8d86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7beb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bc9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bb9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebe9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbd9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bfad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1c19c {
  color: #b1c19c;
}
Background
.bg-b1c19c {
  background-color: #b1c19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1c19c {
  border: 2px solid #b1c19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1c19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1c19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1c19c, #9ec19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1c19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.45 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.60 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.83 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.22 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.77 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.94 #4e3e63 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#b1c19c  rgb(177, 193, 156)  hsl(86, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#ac9cc1  rgb(172, 156, 193)  hsl(266, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cb1c1  rgb(156, 177, 193)  hsl(206, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19cb1  rgb(193, 156, 177)  hsl(326, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple