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#B6CE99

#b6ce99 ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b6ce99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 87.17°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5639

Complementary

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #b199ce

Split complementary

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #999bce
  3. #cb99ce

Analogous

  1. #cecb99
  2. #b6ce99
  3. #9bce99

Triadic

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #99b6ce
  3. #ce99b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #99ceb1
  3. #b199ce
  4. #ce99b6

Square

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #99cecb
  3. #b199ce
  4. #ce999b

Monochromatic

  1. #6a8b43
  2. #91b565
  3. #b6ce99
  4. #dbe7cd
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#b6ce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #a4b98a
  3. #92a57a
  4. #7f906b
  5. #6d7c5c
  6. #5b674d
  7. #49523d
  8. #373e2e
  9. #24291f
  10. #12150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6ce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #bdd3a3
  3. #c5d8ad
  4. #ccddb8
  5. #d3e2c2
  6. #dbe7cc
  7. #e2ebd6
  8. #e9f0e0
  9. #f0f5eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6ce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6ce99
  2. #b1c697
  3. #abbe94
  4. #a6b792
  5. #a0af8f
  6. #9ba78d
  7. #969f8a
  8. #909788
  9. #8b9085
  10. #858883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c59b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c9c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8ca97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8cbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6ce99 {
  color: #b6ce99;
}
Background
.bg-b6ce99 {
  background-color: #b6ce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6ce99 {
  border: 2px solid #b6ce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6ce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6ce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6ce99, #9bce99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6ce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.16 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.25 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.72 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.98 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.22 #493166 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Celadon
#b6ce99  rgb(182, 206, 153)  hsl(87, 35%, 70%)  Celadon
#b199ce  rgb(177, 153, 206)  hsl(267, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#99b6ce  rgb(153, 182, 206)  hsl(207, 35%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue
#ce99b6  rgb(206, 153, 182)  hsl(327, 35%, 70%)  Lilac