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#B8C19D

#b8c19d ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8c19d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 22.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.5076

Complementary

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #a69dc1

Split complementary

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #9da6c1
  3. #b89dc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b89d
  2. #b8c19d
  3. #a6c19d

Triadic

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #9db8c1
  3. #c19db8

Tetradic

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #9dc1a6
  3. #a69dc1
  4. #c19db8

Square

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #9dc1b8
  3. #a69dc1
  4. #c19da6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e794c
  2. #96a36e
  3. #b8c19d
  4. #dadfcc
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#b8c19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #a6ae8d
  3. #939a7e
  4. #81876e
  5. #6e745e
  6. #5c614f
  7. #4a4d3f
  8. #373a2f
  9. #25271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8c19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #bfc7a7
  3. #c6cdb1
  4. #cdd4ba
  5. #d4dac4
  6. #dce0ce
  7. #e3e6d8
  8. #eaece2
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8c19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8c19d
  2. #b2bb9a
  3. #adb497
  4. #a7ae94
  5. #a2a791
  6. #9ca18f
  7. #969a8c
  8. #919489
  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 #c6bd9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bd9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1be9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bf9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8c19d {
  color: #b8c19d;
}
Background
.bg-b8c19d {
  background-color: #b8c19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8c19d {
  border: 2px solid #b8c19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8c19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 23% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8c19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8c19d, #a6c19d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8c19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.70 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.72 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.77 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.74 #473e62 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b8c19d  rgb(184, 193, 157)  hsl(75, 23%, 69%)  Sage
#a69dc1  rgb(166, 157, 193)  hsl(255, 23%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9db8c1  rgb(157, 184, 193)  hsl(195, 23%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19db8  rgb(193, 157, 184)  hsl(315, 23%, 69%)  Lilac