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#B4D09C

#b4d09c ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b4d09c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 81.57% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 92.31°, with 35.62% saturation and 71.37% 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.5722

Complementary

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #b89cd0

Split complementary

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #9e9cd0
  3. #d09cce

Analogous

  1. #ced09c
  2. #b4d09c
  3. #9cd09e

Triadic

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #9cb4d0
  3. #d09cb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #9cd0b8
  3. #b89cd0
  4. #d09cb4

Square

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #9cced0
  3. #b89cd0
  4. #d09e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #678f44
  2. #8db768
  3. #b4d09c
  4. #dbe9d0
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#b4d09c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #a2bb8c
  3. #90a67d
  4. #7e926d
  5. #6c7d5e
  6. #5a684e
  7. #48533e
  8. #363e2f
  9. #242a1f
  10. #121510
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4d09c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #bcd5a6
  3. #c3d9b0
  4. #cbdeba
  5. #d2e3c4
  6. #dae8ce
  7. #e1ecd7
  8. #e9f1e1
  9. #f0f6eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4d09c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4d09c
  2. #afc899
  3. #aac096
  4. #a4b894
  5. #9fb091
  6. #9aa88e
  7. #95a08b
  8. #909888
  9. #8a9086
  10. #858883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0cbb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c69e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9cc9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6ca9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5cdb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4d09c {
  color: #b4d09c;
}
Background
.bg-b4d09c {
  background-color: #b4d09c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4d09c {
  border: 2px solid #b4d09c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4d09c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 208 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4d09c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4d09c, #9cd09e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4d09c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 208 156 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.11 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.89 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.41 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.48 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.97 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.18 #4b2f63 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Celadon
#b4d09c  rgb(180, 208, 156)  hsl(92, 36%, 71%)  Celadon
#b89cd0  rgb(184, 156, 208)  hsl(272, 36%, 71%)  Wisteria
#9cb4d0  rgb(156, 180, 208)  hsl(212, 36%, 71%)  Light Steel Blue
#d09cb4  rgb(208, 156, 180)  hsl(332, 36%, 71%)  Lilac