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#BECEA0

#becea0 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#becea0 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, 80.78% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.33% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 80.87°, with 31.94% saturation and 71.76% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.92.

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Relative luminance0.5763

Complementary

  1. #becea0
  2. #b0a0ce

Split complementary

  1. #becea0
  2. #a0a7ce
  3. #c7a0ce

Analogous

  1. #cec7a0
  2. #becea0
  3. #a7cea0

Triadic

  1. #becea0
  2. #a0bece
  3. #cea0be

Tetradic

  1. #becea0
  2. #a0ceb0
  3. #b0a0ce
  4. #cea0be

Square

  1. #becea0
  2. #a0cec7
  3. #b0a0ce
  4. #cea0a7

Monochromatic

  1. #758d48
  2. #9bb46e
  3. #becea0
  4. #e1e8d2
  5. #f6f8f2

Shades

#becea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #becea0
  2. #abb990
  3. #98a580
  4. #859070
  5. #727c60
  6. #5f6750
  7. #4c5240
  8. #393e30
  9. #262920
  10. #131510
  11. #000000

Tints

#becea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #becea0
  2. #c5d3aa
  3. #cbd8b3
  4. #d2ddbd
  5. #d8e2c6
  6. #dfe7d0
  7. #e5ebd9
  8. #ecf0e3
  9. #f2f5ec
  10. #f9faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#becea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #becea0
  2. #b8c69d
  3. #b2be9a
  4. #abb796
  5. #a5af93
  6. #9fa790
  7. #999f8d
  8. #93978a
  9. #8c9086
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c89d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c8a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcb9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacaa1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0cbb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-becea0 {
  color: #becea0;
}
Background
.bg-becea0 {
  background-color: #becea0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-becea0 {
  border: 2px solid #becea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #becea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 206 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 32% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-becea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #becea0, #a7cea0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-becea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 206 160 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.92 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.12 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.51 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.90 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.25 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.21 #41315f Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Sage
#becea0  rgb(190, 206, 160)  hsl(81, 32%, 72%)  Sage
#b0a0ce  rgb(176, 160, 206)  hsl(261, 32%, 72%)  Wisteria
#a0bece  rgb(160, 190, 206)  hsl(201, 32%, 72%)  Pastel Blue
#cea0be  rgb(206, 160, 190)  hsl(321, 32%, 72%)  Lilac