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#B8C19E

#b8c19e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8c19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 75.43°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.508

Complementary

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #a79ec1

Split complementary

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #9ea6c1
  3. #b89ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1b89e
  2. #b8c19e
  3. #a6c19e

Triadic

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #9eb8c1
  3. #c19eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #9ec1a7
  3. #a79ec1
  4. #c19eb8

Square

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #9ec1b8
  3. #a79ec1
  4. #c19ea6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e794d
  2. #96a36f
  3. #b8c19e
  4. #dadfcd
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#b8c19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #a6ae8e
  3. #939a7e
  4. #81876f
  5. #6e745f
  6. #5c614f
  7. #4a4d3f
  8. #373a2f
  9. #252720
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8c19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #bfc7a8
  3. #c6cdb1
  4. #cdd4bb
  5. #d4dac5
  6. #dce0cf
  7. #e3e6d8
  8. #eaece2
  9. #f1f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8c19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8c19e
  2. #b2bb9b
  3. #adb498
  4. #a7ae95
  5. #a2a792
  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 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bd9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bf9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bf9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8c19e {
  color: #b8c19e;
}
Background
.bg-b8c19e {
  background-color: #b8c19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8c19e {
  border: 2px solid #b8c19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8c19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8c19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8c19e, #a6c19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8c19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.90 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.24 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.92 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.01 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.54 #473e61 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b8c19e  rgb(184, 193, 158)  hsl(75, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a79ec1  rgb(167, 158, 193)  hsl(255, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9eb8c1  rgb(158, 184, 193)  hsl(195, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19eb8  rgb(193, 158, 184)  hsl(315, 22%, 69%)  Lilac