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#B9C19B

#b9c19b ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b9c19b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.69% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 72.63°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% 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 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.5082

Complementary

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #a39bc1

Split complementary

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #9ba6c1
  3. #b69bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b69b
  2. #b9c19b
  3. #a6c19b

Triadic

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #9bb9c1
  3. #c19bb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #9bc1a3
  3. #a39bc1
  4. #c19bb9

Square

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #9bc1b6
  3. #a39bc1
  4. #c19ba6

Monochromatic

  1. #6f784b
  2. #98a46c
  3. #b9c19b
  4. #dadeca
  5. #f6f7f2

Shades

#b9c19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #a7ae8c
  3. #949a7c
  4. #82876d
  5. #6f745d
  6. #5d614e
  7. #4a4d3e
  8. #383a2f
  9. #25271f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9c19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #c0c7a5
  3. #c7cdaf
  4. #ced4b9
  5. #d5dac3
  6. #dce0cd
  7. #e3e6d7
  8. #eaece1
  9. #f1f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9c19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9c19b
  2. #b3bb98
  3. #aeb496
  4. #a8ae93
  5. #a2a790
  6. #9da18e
  7. #979a8b
  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 #c7bd99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bd9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1be9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bf9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9c19b {
  color: #b9c19b;
}
Background
.bg-b9c19b {
  background-color: #b9c19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9c19b {
  border: 2px solid #b9c19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9c19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9c19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9c19b, #a6c19b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9c19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.16 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.43 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.50 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.91 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.13 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 11.83 #463e64 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sage
#b9c19b  rgb(185, 193, 155)  hsl(73, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a39bc1  rgb(163, 155, 193)  hsl(253, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bb9c1  rgb(155, 185, 193)  hsl(193, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19bb9  rgb(193, 155, 185)  hsl(313, 23%, 68%)  Lilac