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#B5C19B

#b5c19b ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b5c19b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.69% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 78.95°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.5033

Complementary

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #a79bc1

Split complementary

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #9ba2c1
  3. #ba9bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1ba9b
  2. #b5c19b
  3. #a2c19b

Triadic

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #9bb5c1
  3. #c19bb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #9bc1a7
  3. #a79bc1
  4. #c19bb5

Square

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #9bc1ba
  3. #a79bc1
  4. #c19ba2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a784b
  2. #92a46c
  3. #b5c19b
  4. #d8deca
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#b5c19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #a3ae8c
  3. #919a7c
  4. #7f876d
  5. #6d745d
  6. #5b614e
  7. #484d3e
  8. #363a2f
  9. #24271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5c19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #bcc7a5
  3. #c4cdaf
  4. #cbd4b9
  5. #d3dac3
  6. #dae0cd
  7. #e1e6d7
  8. #e9ece1
  9. #f0f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5c19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5c19b
  2. #b0bb98
  3. #aab496
  4. #a5ae93
  5. #a0a790
  6. #9ba18e
  7. #959a8b
  8. #909488
  9. #8b8d85
  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 #b9beb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bc99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bc9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbe9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebe9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5c19b {
  color: #b5c19b;
}
Background
.bg-b5c19b {
  background-color: #b5c19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5c19b {
  border: 2px solid #b5c19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5c19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5c19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5c19b, #a2c19b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5c19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.24 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.69 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.01 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.79 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.97 #4a3e64 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#b5c19b  rgb(181, 193, 155)  hsl(79, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a79bc1  rgb(167, 155, 193)  hsl(259, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bb5c1  rgb(155, 181, 193)  hsl(199, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19bb5  rgb(193, 155, 181)  hsl(319, 23%, 68%)  Lilac