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#B8C19F

#b8c19f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b8c19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.62% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 75.88°, 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5083

Complementary

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #a89fc1

Split complementary

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #9fa7c1
  3. #b99fc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b99f
  2. #b8c19f
  3. #a7c19f

Triadic

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #9fb8c1
  3. #c19fb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #9fc1a8
  3. #a89fc1
  4. #c19fb8

Square

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #9fc1b9
  3. #a89fc1
  4. #c19fa7

Monochromatic

  1. #6e794e
  2. #96a371
  3. #b8c19f
  4. #dadfcd
  5. #f6f7f3

Shades

#b8c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #a6ae8f
  3. #939a7f
  4. #81876f
  5. #6e745f
  6. #5c6150
  7. #4a4d40
  8. #373a30
  9. #252720
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #bfc7a9
  3. #c6cdb2
  4. #cdd4bc
  5. #d4dac5
  6. #dce0cf
  7. #e3e6d9
  8. #eaece2
  9. #f1f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8c19f
  2. #b2bb9c
  3. #adb499
  4. #a7ae96
  5. #a2a793
  6. #9ca190
  7. #969a8c
  8. #919489
  9. #8b8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bd9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5bda0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bf9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bfa0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8c19f {
  color: #b8c19f;
}
Background
.bg-b8c19f {
  background-color: #b8c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8c19f {
  border: 2px solid #b8c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8c19f, #a7c19f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.07 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.96 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.88 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.16 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.26 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.29 #473e60 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b8c19f  rgb(184, 193, 159)  hsl(76, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a89fc1  rgb(168, 159, 193)  hsl(256, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9fb8c1  rgb(159, 184, 193)  hsl(196, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19fb8  rgb(193, 159, 184)  hsl(316, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple