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#B7C989

#b7c989 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#b7c989 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 78.82% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.84% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 76.88°, with 37.21% saturation and 66.27% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.5365

Complementary

  1. #b7c989
  2. #9b89c9

Split complementary

  1. #b7c989
  2. #8997c9
  3. #bb89c9

Analogous

  1. #c9bb89
  2. #b7c989
  3. #97c989

Triadic

  1. #b7c989
  2. #89b7c9
  3. #c989b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7c989
  2. #89c99b
  3. #9b89c9
  4. #c989b7

Square

  1. #b7c989
  2. #89c9bb
  3. #9b89c9
  4. #c98997

Monochromatic

  1. #6c7f3a
  2. #97b155
  3. #b7c989
  4. #d7e1bd
  5. #f6f9f1

Shades

#b7c989 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7c989
  2. #a5b57b
  3. #92a16e
  4. #808d60
  5. #6e7952
  6. #5c6545
  7. #495037
  8. #373c29
  9. #25281b
  10. #12140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7c989 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7c989
  2. #bece95
  3. #c5d4a1
  4. #cdd9ac
  5. #d4dfb8
  6. #dbe4c4
  7. #e2e9d0
  8. #e9efdc
  9. #f1f4e7
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7c989 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7c989
  2. #b2c288
  3. #acba87
  4. #a7b386
  5. #a1ac85
  6. #9ca585
  7. #969d84
  8. #919683
  9. #8b8f82
  10. #868781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c285 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec28c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc3b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c586 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c58b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac5a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7c989 {
  color: #b7c989;
}
Background
.bg-b7c989 {
  background-color: #b7c989;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7c989 {
  border: 2px solid #b7c989;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7c989;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 201 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 37% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7c989 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7c989, #97c989);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7c989 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 201 137 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.30 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.50 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.52 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.00 #483676 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b7c989  rgb(183, 201, 137)  hsl(77, 37%, 66%)  Olivine
#9b89c9  rgb(155, 137, 201)  hsl(257, 37%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#89b7c9  rgb(137, 183, 201)  hsl(197, 37%, 66%)  Moonstone Blue
#c989b7  rgb(201, 137, 183)  hsl(317, 37%, 66%)  Sky Magenta