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#B5C986

#b5c986 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b5c986 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 78.82% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 77.91°, with 38.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.5332

Complementary

  1. #b5c986
  2. #9a86c9

Split complementary

  1. #b5c986
  2. #8694c9
  3. #bc86c9

Analogous

  1. #c9bc86
  2. #b5c986
  3. #94c986

Triadic

  1. #b5c986
  2. #86b5c9
  3. #c986b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5c986
  2. #86c99a
  3. #9a86c9
  4. #c986b5

Square

  1. #b5c986
  2. #86c9bc
  3. #9a86c9
  4. #c98694

Monochromatic

  1. #697e38
  2. #95b151
  3. #b5c986
  4. #d5e1bb
  5. #f6f8f0

Shades

#b5c986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5c986
  2. #a3b579
  3. #91a16b
  4. #7f8d5e
  5. #6d7950
  6. #5b6543
  7. #485036
  8. #363c28
  9. #24281b
  10. #12140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5c986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5c986
  2. #bcce92
  3. #c4d49e
  4. #cbd9aa
  5. #d3dfb6
  6. #dae4c3
  7. #e1e9cf
  8. #e9efdb
  9. #f0f4e7
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5c986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5c986
  2. #b0c285
  3. #aaba85
  4. #a5b384
  5. #a0ac84
  6. #9ba583
  7. #959d82
  8. #909682
  9. #8b8f81
  10. #858781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc4ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c181 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac3b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c483 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c488 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8c5a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5c986 {
  color: #b5c986;
}
Background
.bg-b5c986 {
  background-color: #b5c986;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5c986 {
  border: 2px solid #b5c986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5c986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 201 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 38% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5c986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5c986, #94c986);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5c986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 201 134 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.63 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.42 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.30 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.86 #4a3679 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b5c986  rgb(181, 201, 134)  hsl(78, 38%, 66%)  Olivine
#9a86c9  rgb(154, 134, 201)  hsl(258, 38%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#86b5c9  rgb(134, 181, 201)  hsl(198, 38%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#c986b5  rgb(201, 134, 181)  hsl(318, 38%, 66%)  Sky Magenta