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#BEC19E

#bec19e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bec19e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 75.69% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 65.14°, 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5156

Complementary

  1. #bec19e
  2. #a19ec1

Split complementary

  1. #bec19e
  2. #9eacc1
  3. #b29ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1b29e
  2. #bec19e
  3. #acc19e

Triadic

  1. #bec19e
  2. #9ebec1
  3. #c19ebe

Tetradic

  1. #bec19e
  2. #9ec1a1
  3. #a19ec1
  4. #c19ebe

Square

  1. #bec19e
  2. #9ec1b2
  3. #a19ec1
  4. #c19eac

Monochromatic

  1. #75794d
  2. #9fa36f
  3. #bec19e
  4. #dddfcd
  5. #f7f7f3

Shades

#bec19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec19e
  2. #abae8e
  3. #989a7e
  4. #85876f
  5. #72745f
  6. #5f614f
  7. #4c4d3f
  8. #393a2f
  9. #262720
  10. #131310
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec19e
  2. #c5c7a8
  3. #cbcdb1
  4. #d2d4bb
  5. #d8dac5
  6. #dfe0cf
  7. #e5e6d8
  8. #ecece2
  9. #f2f3ec
  10. #f9f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec19e
  2. #b8bb9b
  3. #b2b498
  4. #abae95
  5. #a5a792
  6. #9fa18f
  7. #999a8c
  8. #939489
  9. #8c8d86
  10. #868783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bf9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bf9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c09f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1beae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec19e {
  color: #bec19e;
}
Background
.bg-bec19e {
  background-color: #bec19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec19e {
  border: 2px solid #bec19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec19e, #acc19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.52 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.48 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.99 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 11.01 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.45 #413e61 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sage
#bec19e  rgb(190, 193, 158)  hsl(65, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#a19ec1  rgb(161, 158, 193)  hsl(245, 22%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ebec1  rgb(158, 190, 193)  hsl(185, 22%, 69%)  Opal
#c19ebe  rgb(193, 158, 190)  hsl(305, 22%, 69%)  Lilac