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#B9C19A

#b9c19a ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b9c19a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 75.69% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.21% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 72.31°, with 23.93% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.5079

Complementary

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #a29ac1

Split complementary

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #9aa5c1
  3. #b69ac1

Analogous

  1. #c1b69a
  2. #b9c19a
  3. #a5c19a

Triadic

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #9ab9c1
  3. #c19ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #9ac1a2
  3. #a29ac1
  4. #c19ab9

Square

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #9ac1b6
  3. #a29ac1
  4. #c19aa5

Monochromatic

  1. #6f784a
  2. #98a46b
  3. #b9c19a
  4. #dadec9
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#b9c19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #a7ae8b
  3. #949a7b
  4. #82876c
  5. #6f745c
  6. #5d614d
  7. #4a4d3e
  8. #383a2e
  9. #25271f
  10. #13130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9c19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #c0c7a4
  3. #c7cdae
  4. #ced4b8
  5. #d5dac2
  6. #dce0cd
  7. #e3e6d7
  8. #eaece1
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9c19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9c19a
  2. #b3bb97
  3. #aeb495
  4. #a8ae92
  5. #a2a790
  6. #9da18d
  7. #979a8a
  8. #919488
  9. #8b8d85
  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 #bbbfb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bd9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1be99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bf9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9c19a {
  color: #b9c19a;
}
Background
.bg-b9c19a {
  background-color: #b9c19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9c19a {
  border: 2px solid #b9c19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9c19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 193 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 24% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9c19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9c19a, #a5c19a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9c19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 193 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.23 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.38 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.89 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.37 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.72 #463e65 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b9c19a  rgb(185, 193, 154)  hsl(72, 24%, 68%)  Sage
#a29ac1  rgb(162, 154, 193)  hsl(252, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9ab9c1  rgb(154, 185, 193)  hsl(192, 24%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19ab9  rgb(193, 154, 185)  hsl(312, 24%, 68%)  Lilac