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#B5D199

#b5d199 ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b5d199 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 81.96% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.79% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 37.84% saturation and 70.98% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.37.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #b5d199
  2. #b599d1

Split complementary

  1. #b5d199
  2. #9999d1
  3. #d199d1

Analogous

  1. #d1d199
  2. #b5d199
  3. #99d199

Triadic

  1. #b5d199
  2. #99b5d1
  3. #d199b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5d199
  2. #99d1b5
  3. #b599d1
  4. #d199b5

Square

  1. #b5d199
  2. #99d1d1
  3. #b599d1
  4. #d19999

Monochromatic

  1. #689041
  2. #8fb964
  3. #b5d199
  4. #dbe9ce
  5. #f5f9f1

Shades

#b5d199 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5d199
  2. #a3bc8a
  3. #91a77a
  4. #7f926b
  5. #6d7d5c
  6. #5b694d
  7. #48543d
  8. #363f2e
  9. #242a1f
  10. #12150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5d199 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5d199
  2. #bcd6a3
  3. #c4daad
  4. #cbdfb8
  5. #d3e3c2
  6. #dae8cc
  7. #e1edd6
  8. #e9f1e0
  9. #f0f6eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5d199 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5d199
  2. #b0c997
  3. #aac194
  4. #a5b992
  5. #a0b18f
  6. #9ba98d
  7. #95a08a
  8. #909888
  9. #8b9085
  10. #858883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ccb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c995 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c79c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7ccc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacc97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cb9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6ceb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5d199 {
  color: #b5d199;
}
Background
.bg-b5d199 {
  background-color: #b5d199;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5d199 {
  border: 2px solid #b5d199;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5d199;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 209 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 38% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5d199 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5d199, #99d199);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5d199 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 209 153 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.37 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.63 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.36 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.49 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.54 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.92 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.21 #4a2e66 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Celadon
#b5d199  rgb(181, 209, 153)  hsl(90, 38%, 71%)  Celadon
#b599d1  rgb(181, 153, 209)  hsl(270, 38%, 71%)  Wisteria
#99b5d1  rgb(153, 181, 209)  hsl(210, 38%, 71%)  Light Steel Blue
#d199b5  rgb(209, 153, 181)  hsl(330, 38%, 71%)  Lilac