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#B3CA91

#b3ca91 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3ca91 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 79.22% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.22% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 84.21°, with 34.97% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.5387

Complementary

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #a891ca

Split complementary

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #9197ca
  3. #c591ca

Analogous

  1. #cac591
  2. #b3ca91
  3. #97ca91

Triadic

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #91b3ca
  3. #ca91b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #91caa8
  3. #a891ca
  4. #ca91b3

Square

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #91cac5
  3. #a891ca
  4. #ca9197

Monochromatic

  1. #68833f
  2. #8fb15d
  3. #b3ca91
  4. #d7e3c5
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#b3ca91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #a1b683
  3. #8fa274
  4. #7d8d66
  5. #6b7957
  6. #5a6549
  7. #48513a
  8. #363d2c
  9. #24281d
  10. #12140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3ca91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #bbcf9c
  3. #c2d5a7
  4. #cadab2
  5. #d1dfbd
  6. #d9e5c8
  7. #e1ead3
  8. #e8efde
  9. #f0f4e9
  10. #f7faf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3ca91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3ca91
  2. #aec38f
  3. #a9bb8e
  4. #a4b48c
  5. #9fac8a
  6. #9aa589
  7. #949e87
  8. #8f9685
  9. #8a8f83
  10. #858782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c38d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc294 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c68f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c593 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c7ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3ca91 {
  color: #b3ca91;
}
Background
.bg-b3ca91 {
  background-color: #b3ca91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3ca91 {
  border: 2px solid #b3ca91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3ca91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 202 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 35% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3ca91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ca91, #97ca91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3ca91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 202 145 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.96 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.07 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.77 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.23 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.32 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.58 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.33 #4c356e Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b3ca91  rgb(179, 202, 145)  hsl(84, 35%, 68%)  Olivine
#a891ca  rgb(168, 145, 202)  hsl(264, 35%, 68%)  Wisteria
#91b3ca  rgb(145, 179, 202)  hsl(204, 35%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca91b3  rgb(202, 145, 179)  hsl(324, 35%, 68%)  Lilac