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#B6C19F

#b6c19f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b6c19f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 75.69% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.62% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 79.41°, 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.5059

Complementary

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #aa9fc1

Split complementary

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #9fa5c1
  3. #bb9fc1

Analogous

  1. #c1bb9f
  2. #b6c19f
  3. #a5c19f

Triadic

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #9fb6c1
  3. #c19fb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #9fc1aa
  3. #aa9fc1
  4. #c19fb6

Square

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #9fc1bb
  3. #aa9fc1
  4. #c19fa5

Monochromatic

  1. #6b794e
  2. #93a371
  3. #b6c19f
  4. #d9dfcd
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#b6c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #a4ae8f
  3. #929a7f
  4. #7f876f
  5. #6d745f
  6. #5b6150
  7. #494d40
  8. #373a30
  9. #242720
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #bdc7a9
  3. #c5cdb2
  4. #ccd4bc
  5. #d3dac5
  6. #dbe0cf
  7. #e2e6d9
  8. #e9ece2
  9. #f0f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6c19f
  2. #b1bb9c
  3. #abb499
  4. #a6ae96
  5. #a0a793
  6. #9ba190
  7. #969a8c
  8. #909489
  9. #8b8d86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babeb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bda0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbe9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6c19f {
  color: #b6c19f;
}
Background
.bg-b6c19f {
  background-color: #b6c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6c19f {
  border: 2px solid #b6c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6c19f, #a5c19f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.59 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.91 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.89 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.89 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.96 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.42 #493e60 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b6c19f  rgb(182, 193, 159)  hsl(79, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#aa9fc1  rgb(170, 159, 193)  hsl(259, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb6c1  rgb(159, 182, 193)  hsl(199, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19fb6  rgb(193, 159, 182)  hsl(319, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple