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#B3D98C

#b3d98c ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b3d98c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 85.1% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.48% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 89.61°, with 50.33% saturation and 70% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.611

Complementary

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #b28cd9

Split complementary

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #8c8cd9
  3. #d98cd9

Analogous

  1. #d9d98c
  2. #b3d98c
  3. #8cd98c

Triadic

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #8cb3d9
  3. #d98cb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #8cd9b2
  3. #b28cd9
  4. #d98cb3

Square

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #8cd9d9
  3. #b28cd9
  4. #d98c8c

Monochromatic

  1. #679933
  2. #8dc652
  3. #b3d98c
  4. #d9ecc5
  5. #f5faf0

Shades

#b3d98c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #a1c37e
  3. #8fae70
  4. #7d9862
  5. #6b8254
  6. #5a6d46
  7. #485738
  8. #36412a
  9. #242b1c
  10. #12160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3d98c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #bbdd98
  3. #c2e1a3
  4. #cae4af
  5. #d1e8ba
  6. #d9ecc6
  7. #e1f0d1
  8. #e8f4dd
  9. #f0f7e8
  10. #f7fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3d98c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3d98c
  2. #aed08b
  3. #a9c78a
  4. #a4be88
  5. #9fb587
  6. #9aad86
  7. #94a485
  8. #8f9b84
  9. #8a9282
  10. #858981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d2b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cf87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dacc90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6d3c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d389 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd18e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5d5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3d98c {
  color: #b3d98c;
}
Background
.bg-b3d98c {
  background-color: #b3d98c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3d98c {
  border: 2px solid #b3d98c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3d98c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 217 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 50% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3d98c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3d98c, #8cd98c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3d98c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 217 140 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.09 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.00 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.45 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.94 #4c2673 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b3d98c  rgb(179, 217, 140)  hsl(90, 50%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b28cd9  rgb(178, 140, 217)  hsl(270, 50%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8cb3d9  rgb(140, 179, 217)  hsl(210, 50%, 70%)  Iceberg
#d98cb3  rgb(217, 140, 179)  hsl(330, 50%, 70%)  Persian Pink