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#B4C190

#b4c190 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b4c190 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 75.69% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.39% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 75.92°, with 28.32% saturation and 66.08% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.4986

Complementary

  1. #b4c190
  2. #9d90c1

Split complementary

  1. #b4c190
  2. #909cc1
  3. #b690c1

Analogous

  1. #c1b690
  2. #b4c190
  3. #9cc190

Triadic

  1. #b4c190
  2. #90b4c1
  3. #c190b4

Tetradic

  1. #b4c190
  2. #90c19d
  3. #9d90c1
  4. #c190b4

Square

  1. #b4c190
  2. #90c1b6
  3. #9d90c1
  4. #c1909c

Monochromatic

  1. #687642
  2. #93a65f
  3. #b4c190
  4. #d5dcc1
  5. #f6f8f2

Shades

#b4c190 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4c190
  2. #a2ae82
  3. #909a73
  4. #7e8765
  5. #6c7456
  6. #5a6148
  7. #484d3a
  8. #363a2b
  9. #24271d
  10. #12130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4c190 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4c190
  2. #bcc79b
  3. #c3cda6
  4. #cbd4b1
  5. #d2dabc
  6. #dae0c8
  7. #e1e6d3
  8. #e9ecde
  9. #f0f3e9
  10. #f8f9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4c190 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4c190
  2. #afbb8e
  3. #aab48d
  4. #a4ae8b
  5. #9fa78a
  6. #9aa188
  7. #959a86
  8. #909485
  9. #8a8d83
  10. #858782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8beac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bb8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6bb92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bcb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0be8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbe91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4c190 {
  color: #b4c190;
}
Background
.bg-b4c190 {
  background-color: #b4c190;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4c190 {
  border: 2px solid #b4c190;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4c190;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 193 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 28% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4c190 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c190, #9cc190);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4c190 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 193 144 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.66 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.62 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.47 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.69 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.92 #4b3e6f Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sage
#b4c190  rgb(180, 193, 144)  hsl(76, 28%, 66%)  Sage
#9d90c1  rgb(157, 144, 193)  hsl(256, 28%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#90b4c1  rgb(144, 180, 193)  hsl(196, 28%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#c190b4  rgb(193, 144, 180)  hsl(316, 28%, 66%)  Lilac