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#B4C19F

#b4c19f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b4c19f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 75.69% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.62% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 82.94°, with 21.52% saturation and 69.02% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.11.

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Relative luminance0.5035

Complementary

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #ac9fc1

Split complementary

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #9fa3c1
  3. #bd9fc1

Analogous

  1. #c1bd9f
  2. #b4c19f
  3. #a3c19f

Triadic

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #9fb4c1
  3. #c19fb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #9fc1ac
  3. #ac9fc1
  4. #c19fb4

Square

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #9fc1bd
  3. #ac9fc1
  4. #c19fa3

Monochromatic

  1. #69794e
  2. #90a371
  3. #b4c19f
  4. #d8dfcd
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#b4c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #a2ae8f
  3. #909a7f
  4. #7e876f
  5. #6c745f
  6. #5a6150
  7. #484d40
  8. #363a30
  9. #242720
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #bcc7a9
  3. #c3cdb2
  4. #cbd4bc
  5. #d2dac5
  6. #dae0cf
  7. #e1e6d9
  8. #e9ece2
  9. #f0f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4c19f
  2. #afbb9c
  3. #aab499
  4. #a4ae96
  5. #9fa793
  6. #9aa190
  7. #959a8c
  8. #909489
  9. #8a8d86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9beb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bd9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bca0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbe9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4c19f {
  color: #b4c19f;
}
Background
.bg-b4c19f {
  background-color: #b4c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4c19f {
  border: 2px solid #b4c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c19f, #a3c19f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.11 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.69 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.92 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.67 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.99 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.44 #4b3e60 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#b4c19f  rgb(180, 193, 159)  hsl(83, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#ac9fc1  rgb(172, 159, 193)  hsl(263, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb4c1  rgb(159, 180, 193)  hsl(203, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19fb4  rgb(193, 159, 180)  hsl(323, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple