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#B3C19D

#b3c19d ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3c19d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 83.33°, with 22.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.5016

Complementary

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #ab9dc1

Split complementary

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #9da1c1
  3. #bd9dc1

Analogous

  1. #c1bd9d
  2. #b3c19d
  3. #a1c19d

Triadic

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #9db3c1
  3. #c19db3

Tetradic

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #9dc1ab
  3. #ab9dc1
  4. #c19db3

Square

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #9dc1bd
  3. #ab9dc1
  4. #c19da1

Monochromatic

  1. #67794c
  2. #8fa36e
  3. #b3c19d
  4. #d7dfcc
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#b3c19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #a1ae8d
  3. #8f9a7e
  4. #7d876e
  5. #6b745e
  6. #5a614f
  7. #484d3f
  8. #363a2f
  9. #24271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3c19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #bbc7a7
  3. #c2cdb1
  4. #cad4ba
  5. #d1dac4
  6. #d9e0ce
  7. #e1e6d8
  8. #e8ece2
  9. #f0f3eb
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3c19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3c19d
  2. #aebb9a
  3. #a9b497
  4. #a4ae94
  5. #9fa791
  6. #9aa18f
  7. #949a8c
  8. #8f9489
  9. #8a8d86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8beb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bc9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bc9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebe9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbe9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4bfad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3c19d {
  color: #b3c19d;
}
Background
.bg-b3c19d {
  background-color: #b3c19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3c19d {
  border: 2px solid #b3c19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3c19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 23% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3c19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3c19d, #a1c19d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3c19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.06 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.23 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.08 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.50 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.65 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.19 #4c3e62 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#b3c19d  rgb(179, 193, 157)  hsl(83, 23%, 69%)  Sage
#ab9dc1  rgb(171, 157, 193)  hsl(263, 23%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9db3c1  rgb(157, 179, 193)  hsl(203, 23%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19db3  rgb(193, 157, 179)  hsl(323, 23%, 69%)  Pastel Purple