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#B3CB99

#b3cb99 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3cb99 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, 79.61% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.63% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 88.8°, with 32.47% saturation and 69.8% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.546

Complementary

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #b199cb

Split complementary

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #999acb
  3. #ca99cb

Analogous

  1. #cbca99
  2. #b3cb99
  3. #9acb99

Triadic

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #99b3cb
  3. #cb99b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #99cbb1
  3. #b199cb
  4. #cb99b3

Square

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #99cbca
  3. #b199cb
  4. #cb999a

Monochromatic

  1. #678645
  2. #8db166
  3. #b3cb99
  4. #d9e5cc
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#b3cb99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #a1b78a
  3. #8fa27a
  4. #7d8e6b
  5. #6b7a5c
  6. #5a664d
  7. #48513d
  8. #363d2e
  9. #24291f
  10. #12140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3cb99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #bbd0a3
  3. #c2d5ad
  4. #cadbb8
  5. #d1e0c2
  6. #d9e5cc
  7. #e1ead6
  8. #e8efe0
  9. #f0f5eb
  10. #f7faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3cb99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3cb99
  2. #aec497
  3. #a9bc94
  4. #a4b592
  5. #9fad8f
  6. #9aa68d
  7. #949e8a
  8. #8f9788
  9. #8a8f85
  10. #858883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c496 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc39b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c797 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c69a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c8b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3cb99 {
  color: #b3cb99;
}
Background
.bg-b3cb99 {
  background-color: #b3cb99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3cb99 {
  border: 2px solid #b3cb99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3cb99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 203 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3cb99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3cb99, #9acb99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3cb99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 203 153 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.06 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.11 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.34 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.12 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.21 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.59 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.01 #4c3466 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b3cb99  rgb(179, 203, 153)  hsl(89, 32%, 70%)  Olivine
#b199cb  rgb(177, 153, 203)  hsl(269, 32%, 70%)  Wisteria
#99b3cb  rgb(153, 179, 203)  hsl(209, 32%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue
#cb99b3  rgb(203, 153, 179)  hsl(329, 32%, 70%)  Lilac