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#B3CA97

#b3ca97 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3ca97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.25% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 87.06°, with 32.48% saturation and 69.22% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.75.

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Relative luminance0.5406

Complementary

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #ae97ca

Split complementary

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #979aca
  3. #c897ca

Analogous

  1. #cac897
  2. #b3ca97
  3. #9aca97

Triadic

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #97b3ca
  3. #ca97b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #97caae
  3. #ae97ca
  4. #ca97b3

Square

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #97cac8
  3. #ae97ca
  4. #ca979a

Monochromatic

  1. #678444
  2. #8eb064
  3. #b3ca97
  4. #d8e4ca
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#b3ca97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #a1b688
  3. #8fa279
  4. #7d8d6a
  5. #6b795b
  6. #5a654c
  7. #48513c
  8. #363d2d
  9. #24281e
  10. #12140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3ca97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #bbcfa1
  3. #c2d5ac
  4. #cadab6
  5. #d1dfc1
  6. #d9e5cb
  7. #e1ead5
  8. #e8efe0
  9. #f0f4ea
  10. #f7faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3ca97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3ca97
  2. #aec395
  3. #a9bb92
  4. #a4b490
  5. #9fac8e
  6. #9aa58c
  7. #949e89
  8. #8f9687
  9. #8a8f85
  10. #858782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc5b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc394 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc299 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c695 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c7af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3ca97 {
  color: #b3ca97;
}
Background
.bg-b3ca97 {
  background-color: #b3ca97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3ca97 {
  border: 2px solid #b3ca97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3ca97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 202 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 32% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3ca97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3ca97, #9aca97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3ca97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 202 151 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.75 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.22 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.96 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.44 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.67 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.90 #4c3568 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b3ca97  rgb(179, 202, 151)  hsl(87, 32%, 69%)  Olivine
#ae97ca  rgb(174, 151, 202)  hsl(267, 32%, 69%)  Wisteria
#97b3ca  rgb(151, 179, 202)  hsl(207, 32%, 69%)  Light Steel Blue
#ca97b3  rgb(202, 151, 179)  hsl(327, 32%, 69%)  Lilac