The Elated Cascade for Gilding

#b9d2c0 RGB(185,210,192)

About this color

The Elated Cascade for Gilding is a muted, light green tone, fixed at #b9d2c0 in the RGB color space.

#b9d2c0RGB(185, 210, 192)

HSL 137° · 22% saturation · 77% lightness

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Psychology

Pale green carries associations of health, calm, and natural simplicity.

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History

In Islamic art and architecture, green holds particular significance — associated with paradise, it appears throughout mosque decoration from Andalusia to Central Asia.

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Design use

With its high lightness, this tone is ideal as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this green complements red-violet shades for maximum contrast, but pairs more gently with sandy neutrals, warm whites, and wood tones.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
The Elated Cascade for Gilding
HEX
#b9d2c0
RGB
rgb(185,210,192)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,82.4%,75.3%)
HSL
hsl(137,22%,77%)
HSV
hsv(137,12%,82%)
CMYK
cmyk(12,0,9,18)
LAB
lab(82,-12,6)
LCH
lch(82,13,153)
sRGB
(0.725,0.824,0.753)
HEX8
#b9d2c0ff
CSS Name
Decimal
185210192

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Color info

Lightness
77%
Saturation
22%
Hue
137°
Chroma
13
Temperature
WarmCool
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