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#B6CD81

#b6cd81 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b6cd81 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 80.39% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 78.16°, with 43.18% saturation and 65.49% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.5519

Complementary

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #9881cd

Split complementary

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #8190cd
  3. #be81cd

Analogous

  1. #cdbe81
  2. #b6cd81
  3. #90cd81

Triadic

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #81b6cd
  3. #cd81b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #81cd98
  3. #9881cd
  4. #cd81b6

Square

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #81cdbe
  3. #9881cd
  4. #cd8190

Monochromatic

  1. #6a8233
  2. #96b74a
  3. #b6cd81
  4. #d6e3b8
  5. #f5f8ef

Shades

#b6cd81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #a4b974
  3. #92a467
  4. #7f905a
  5. #6d7b4d
  6. #5b6741
  7. #495234
  8. #373e27
  9. #24291a
  10. #12150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6cd81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #bdd28e
  3. #c5d79a
  4. #ccdca7
  5. #d3e1b3
  6. #dbe6c0
  7. #e2ebcd
  8. #e9f0d9
  9. #f0f5e6
  10. #f8faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6cd81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6cd81
  2. #b1c581
  3. #abbe81
  4. #a6b681
  5. #a0ae81
  6. #9ba781
  7. #969f80
  8. #909780
  9. #8b8f80
  10. #858880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c57b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c485 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc6ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac87e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c883 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c9a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6cd81 {
  color: #b6cd81;
}
Background
.bg-b6cd81 {
  background-color: #b6cd81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6cd81 {
  border: 2px solid #b6cd81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6cd81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 205 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 43% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6cd81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6cd81, #90cd81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6cd81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 205 129 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.26 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.86 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.93 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.69 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.06 #49327e Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b6cd81  rgb(182, 205, 129)  hsl(78, 43%, 65%)  Olivine
#9881cd  rgb(152, 129, 205)  hsl(258, 43%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#81b6cd  rgb(129, 182, 205)  hsl(198, 43%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd81b6  rgb(205, 129, 182)  hsl(318, 43%, 65%)  Sky Magenta