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#B3BC91

#b3bc91 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b3bc91 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.73% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.56°, with 24.29% saturation and 65.29% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.4759

Complementary

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #9a91bc

Split complementary

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #919dbc
  3. #af91bc

Analogous

  1. #bcaf91
  2. #b3bc91
  3. #9dbc91

Triadic

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #91b3bc
  3. #bc91b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #91bc9a
  3. #9a91bc
  4. #bc91b3

Square

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #91bcaf
  3. #9a91bc
  4. #bc919d

Monochromatic

  1. #677044
  2. #929f61
  3. #b3bc91
  4. #d4d9c1
  5. #f5f6f0

Shades

#b3bc91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #a1a983
  3. #8f9674
  4. #7d8466
  5. #6b7157
  6. #5a5e49
  7. #484b3a
  8. #36382c
  9. #24261d
  10. #12130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3bc91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #bbc39c
  3. #c2c9a7
  4. #cad0b2
  5. #d1d7bd
  6. #d9dec8
  7. #e1e4d3
  8. #e8ebde
  9. #f0f2e9
  10. #f7f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3bc91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3bc91
  2. #aeb68f
  3. #a9b08e
  4. #a4aa8c
  5. #9fa48a
  6. #9a9e89
  7. #949887
  8. #8f9285
  9. #8a8c83
  10. #858682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b78e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b893 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb98f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb992 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6b9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3bc91 {
  color: #b3bc91;
}
Background
.bg-b3bc91 {
  background-color: #b3bc91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3bc91 {
  border: 2px solid #b3bc91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3bc91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 188 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 24% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3bc91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3bc91, #9dbc91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3bc91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 188 145 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.57 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.88 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.95 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.11 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.07 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.78 #4c436e Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sage
#b3bc91  rgb(179, 188, 145)  hsl(73, 24%, 65%)  Sage
#9a91bc  rgb(154, 145, 188)  hsl(253, 24%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#91b3bc  rgb(145, 179, 188)  hsl(193, 24%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#bc91b3  rgb(188, 145, 179)  hsl(313, 24%, 65%)  Lilac