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#BDC19C

#bdc19c ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdc19c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 66.49°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5136

Complementary

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #a09cc1

Split complementary

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #9caac1
  3. #b29cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1b29c
  2. #bdc19c
  3. #aac19c

Triadic

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #9cbdc1
  3. #c19cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #9cc1a0
  3. #a09cc1
  4. #c19cbd

Square

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #9cc1b2
  3. #a09cc1
  4. #c19caa

Monochromatic

  1. #74794b
  2. #9ea46d
  3. #bdc19c
  4. #dcdecb
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#bdc19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #aaae8c
  3. #979a7d
  4. #84876d
  5. #71745e
  6. #5f614e
  7. #4c4d3e
  8. #393a2f
  9. #26271f
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #c4c7a6
  3. #cacdb0
  4. #d1d4ba
  5. #d7dac4
  6. #dee0ce
  7. #e5e6d7
  8. #ebece1
  9. #f2f3eb
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc19c
  2. #b7bb99
  3. #b1b496
  4. #abae94
  5. #a5a791
  6. #9fa18e
  7. #989a8b
  8. #929488
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7be9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bf9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bf9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc19c {
  color: #bdc19c;
}
Background
.bg-bdc19c {
  background-color: #bdc19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc19c {
  border: 2px solid #bdc19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc19c, #aac19c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.34 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.82 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.12 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.38 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.26 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 11.45 #423e63 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bdc19c  rgb(189, 193, 156)  hsl(66, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a09cc1  rgb(160, 156, 193)  hsl(246, 23%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#9cbdc1  rgb(156, 189, 193)  hsl(186, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19cbd  rgb(193, 156, 189)  hsl(306, 23%, 68%)  Lilac