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#B8C19C

#b8c19c ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b8c19c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 74.59°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.5073

Complementary

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #a59cc1

Split complementary

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #9ca5c1
  3. #b79cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b79c
  2. #b8c19c
  3. #a5c19c

Triadic

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #9cb8c1
  3. #c19cb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #9cc1a5
  3. #a59cc1
  4. #c19cb8

Square

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #9cc1b7
  3. #a59cc1
  4. #c19ca5

Monochromatic

  1. #6e794b
  2. #96a46d
  3. #b8c19c
  4. #dadecb
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#b8c19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #a6ae8c
  3. #939a7d
  4. #81876d
  5. #6e745e
  6. #5c614e
  7. #4a4d3e
  8. #373a2f
  9. #25271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8c19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #bfc7a6
  3. #c6cdb0
  4. #cdd4ba
  5. #d4dac4
  6. #dce0ce
  7. #e3e6d7
  8. #eaece1
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8c19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8c19c
  2. #b2bb99
  3. #adb496
  4. #a7ae94
  5. #a2a791
  6. #9ca18e
  7. #969a8b
  8. #919488
  9. #8b8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbeb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bd9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1be9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bf9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8c19c {
  color: #b8c19c;
}
Background
.bg-b8c19c {
  background-color: #b8c19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8c19c {
  border: 2px solid #b8c19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8c19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8c19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8c19c, #a5c19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8c19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.57 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.48 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.79 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.52 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.69 #473e63 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b8c19c  rgb(184, 193, 156)  hsl(75, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a59cc1  rgb(165, 156, 193)  hsl(255, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9cb8c1  rgb(156, 184, 193)  hsl(195, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19cb8  rgb(193, 156, 184)  hsl(315, 23%, 68%)  Lilac