BDC19B

#BDC19B Beige and Sage

#BDC19B is a light, muted green named Beige and Sage. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.7% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(189, 193, 155)). Its HSL value is 66° hue, 23% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black. #BDC19B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.27:1.

#BDC19B color conversion

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Variations of #BDC19B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BDC19B 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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#BDC19B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC19B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7BE9C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BD99
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5BE9A
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7BE9C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4BF9C
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2BCB7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBFA8
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBFB6

#BDC19B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#BDC19B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.27:1 Very good#BDC19B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC19B in CSS

/* Beige and Sage */
.color { color: #BDC19B; }
.background { background-color: #BDC19B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC19B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 193 155);
color: hsl(66 23% 68%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.052 112.5);

#BDC19B FAQ

What color is #BDC19B?

#BDC19B is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BDC19B?

#BDC19B is rgb(189, 193, 155) in RGB, hsl(66, 23%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 20%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC19B?

The complementary color of #BDC19B is #9F9BC1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC19B?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC19B: 11.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC19B a warm or cool color?

#BDC19B is a warm color.