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#B3C19A

#b3c19a ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3c19a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 81.54°, 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.66.

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Relative luminance0.5006

Complementary

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #a89ac1

Split complementary

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #9a9fc1
  3. #bc9ac1

Analogous

  1. #c1bc9a
  2. #b3c19a
  3. #9fc19a

Triadic

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #9ab3c1
  3. #c19ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #9ac1a8
  3. #a89ac1
  4. #c19ab3

Square

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #9ac1bc
  3. #a89ac1
  4. #c19a9f

Monochromatic

  1. #68784a
  2. #8fa46b
  3. #b3c19a
  4. #d7dec9
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#b3c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #a1ae8b
  3. #8f9a7b
  4. #7d876c
  5. #6b745c
  6. #5a614d
  7. #484d3e
  8. #363a2e
  9. #24271f
  10. #12130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #bbc7a4
  3. #c2cdae
  4. #cad4b8
  5. #d1dac2
  6. #d9e0cd
  7. #e1e6d7
  8. #e8ece1
  9. #f0f3eb
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3c19a
  2. #aebb97
  3. #a9b495
  4. #a4ae92
  5. #9fa790
  6. #9aa18d
  7. #949a8a
  8. #8f9488
  9. #8a8d85
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8beaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bc98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bc9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbe99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbe9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3c19a {
  color: #b3c19a;
}
Background
.bg-b3c19a {
  background-color: #b3c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3c19a {
  border: 2px solid #b3c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3c19a, #9fc19a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.66 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.39 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.30 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.52 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.73 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.78 #4c3e65 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#b3c19a  rgb(179, 193, 154)  hsl(82, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#a89ac1  rgb(168, 154, 193)  hsl(262, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ab3c1  rgb(154, 179, 193)  hsl(202, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19ab3  rgb(193, 154, 179)  hsl(322, 24%, 68%)  Lilac