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#B5DA8A

#b5da8a ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b5da8a 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, 85.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.7% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 87.75°, with 51.95% 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 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.618

Complementary

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #af8ada

Split complementary

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #8a8dda
  3. #d78ada

Analogous

  1. #dad78a
  2. #b5da8a
  3. #8dda8a

Triadic

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #8ab5da
  3. #da8ab5

Tetradic

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #8adaaf
  3. #af8ada
  4. #da8ab5

Square

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #8adad7
  3. #af8ada
  4. #da8a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #699a31
  2. #90c850
  3. #b5da8a
  4. #daecc4
  5. #f5faf0

Shades

#b5da8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #a3c47c
  3. #91ae6e
  4. #7f9961
  5. #6d8353
  6. #5b6d45
  7. #485737
  8. #364129
  9. #242c1c
  10. #12160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5da8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #bcde96
  3. #c4e1a1
  4. #cbe5ad
  5. #d3e9b9
  6. #daedc5
  7. #e1f0d0
  8. #e9f4dc
  9. #f0f8e8
  10. #f8fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5da8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5da8a
  2. #b0d189
  3. #aac888
  4. #a5bf87
  5. #a0b686
  6. #9bad85
  7. #95a484
  8. #909b83
  9. #8b9282
  10. #858981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5d3b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d084 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccd8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8d3c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d487 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced38c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7d6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5da8a {
  color: #b5da8a;
}
Background
.bg-b5da8a {
  background-color: #b5da8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5da8a {
  border: 2px solid #b5da8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5da8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 218 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5da8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5da8a, #8dda8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5da8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 218 138 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.37 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.08 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.30 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.77 #4a2575 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#b5da8a  rgb(181, 218, 138)  hsl(88, 52%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#af8ada  rgb(175, 138, 218)  hsl(268, 52%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8ab5da  rgb(138, 181, 218)  hsl(208, 52%, 70%)  Iceberg
#da8ab5  rgb(218, 138, 181)  hsl(328, 52%, 70%)  Persian Pink