#B9C19B#B9C19B
#B9C19B is a light, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.053 H 117.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9C19B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 193, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 23%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(73, 20%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 19.7%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.57, -9.33, 18.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.57, 20.50, 117.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.47% -0.0241 0.0467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.47% 0.053 117.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9934, 50.8209, 38.4431) |
| Luminance | 0.5082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 6.60
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.08
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 8.45
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 8.98
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 9.19
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9C19B #A39BC1
analogous
#C1B69B #B9C19B #A6C19B
triadic
#B9C19B #9BB9C1 #C19BB9
tetradic
#B9C19B #9BC1B6 #A39BC1 #C19BA6
square
#B9C19B #9BC1B6 #A39BC1 #C19BA6
split-complementary
#B9C19B #9BA6C1 #B69BC1
monochromatic
#808B56 #9FAA75 #B9C19B #D3D8C1 #EEF0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#B9C19B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.16
#B9C19B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9C19B
11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9C19B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9C19B | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.16 | 11.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7BD99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6BD9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDBDB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9c19b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 193, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.053 117.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ced3b8',
500: '#b9c19b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9c19b; $custom-light: #ced3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9c19b",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 193,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 72.632,
"s": 23.457,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79467,
"c": 0.05252,
"h": 117.3
},
"luminance": 0.50821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9C19B
secondary
#746B95
accent
#44A257
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FBFBF8
border
#D4D4D1
text
#131411
muted
#838381