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#BDC19E

#bdc19e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bdc19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 66.86°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5143

Complementary

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #a29ec1

Split complementary

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #9eabc1
  3. #b39ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1b39e
  2. #bdc19e
  3. #abc19e

Triadic

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #9ebdc1
  3. #c19ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #9ec1a2
  3. #a29ec1
  4. #c19ebd

Square

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #9ec1b3
  3. #a29ec1
  4. #c19eab

Monochromatic

  1. #74794d
  2. #9da36f
  3. #bdc19e
  4. #dddfcd
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bdc19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #aaae8e
  3. #979a7e
  4. #84876f
  5. #71745f
  6. #5f614f
  7. #4c4d3f
  8. #393a2f
  9. #262720
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #c4c7a8
  3. #cacdb1
  4. #d1d4bb
  5. #d7dac5
  6. #dee0cf
  7. #e5e6d8
  8. #ebece2
  9. #f2f3ec
  10. #f8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc19e
  2. #b7bb9b
  3. #b1b498
  4. #abae95
  5. #a5a792
  6. #9fa18f
  7. #989a8c
  8. #929489
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7be9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bf9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bf9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0beae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc19e {
  color: #bdc19e;
}
Background
.bg-bdc19e {
  background-color: #bdc19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc19e {
  border: 2px solid #bdc19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc19e, #abc19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.71 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.76 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.32 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.79 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.27 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.41 #423e61 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bdc19e  rgb(189, 193, 158)  hsl(67, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a29ec1  rgb(162, 158, 193)  hsl(247, 22%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ebdc1  rgb(158, 189, 193)  hsl(187, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19ebd  rgb(193, 158, 189)  hsl(307, 22%, 69%)  Lilac