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#B9C19C Beige and Sage

#B9C19C is a light, muted green named Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 75.7% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(185, 193, 156)). Its HSL value is 73° hue, 23% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black. #B9C19C is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.17:1.

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#B9C19C color conversion

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Variations of #B9C19C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B9C19C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B9C19C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B9C19C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5BD9D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6BD9A
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BE9B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5BD9D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2BE9D
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBDB7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABFA9
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBEB5

#B9C19C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#B9C19C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.17:1 Very good#B9C19C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B9C19C in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #B9C19C; }
.background { background-color: #B9C19C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B9C19C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(185 193 156);
color: hsl(73 23% 68%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.051 117.5);

#B9C19C FAQ

What color is #B9C19C?

#B9C19C is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B9C19C?

#B9C19C is rgb(185, 193, 156) in RGB, hsl(73, 23%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B9C19C?

The complementary color of #B9C19C is #A49CC1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B9C19C?

Black text has the best contrast on #B9C19C: 11.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B9C19C a warm or cool color?

#B9C19C is a cool color.