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#B8C19B

#b8c19b ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8c19b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.69% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 74.21°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.507

Complementary

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #a49bc1

Split complementary

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #9ba5c1
  3. #b79bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b79b
  2. #b8c19b
  3. #a5c19b

Triadic

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #9bb8c1
  3. #c19bb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #9bc1a4
  3. #a49bc1
  4. #c19bb8

Square

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #9bc1b7
  3. #a49bc1
  4. #c19ba5

Monochromatic

  1. #6e784b
  2. #96a46c
  3. #b8c19b
  4. #dadeca
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#b8c19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #a6ae8c
  3. #939a7c
  4. #81876d
  5. #6e745d
  6. #5c614e
  7. #4a4d3e
  8. #373a2f
  9. #25271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8c19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #bfc7a5
  3. #c6cdaf
  4. #cdd4b9
  5. #d4dac3
  6. #dce0cd
  7. #e3e6d7
  8. #eaece1
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8c19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8c19b
  2. #b2bb98
  3. #adb496
  4. #a7ae93
  5. #a2a790
  6. #9ca18e
  7. #969a8b
  8. #919488
  9. #8b8d85
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbeb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bd9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1be9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bf9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8c19b {
  color: #b8c19b;
}
Background
.bg-b8c19b {
  background-color: #b8c19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8c19b {
  border: 2px solid #b8c19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8c19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8c19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8c19b, #a5c19b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8c19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.43 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.27 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.60 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.79 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.29 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.64 #473e64 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b8c19b  rgb(184, 193, 155)  hsl(74, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a49bc1  rgb(164, 155, 193)  hsl(254, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bb8c1  rgb(155, 184, 193)  hsl(194, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19bb8  rgb(193, 155, 184)  hsl(314, 23%, 68%)  Lilac