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#B7CD96

#b7cd96 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b7cd96 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 80.39% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.83% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 35.48% saturation and 69.61% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.93.

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Relative luminance0.5593

Complementary

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #ac96cd

Split complementary

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #969ccd
  3. #c896cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc896
  2. #b7cd96
  3. #9ccd96

Triadic

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #96b7cd
  3. #cd96b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #96cdac
  3. #ac96cd
  4. #cd96b7

Square

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #96cdc8
  3. #ac96cd
  4. #cd969c

Monochromatic

  1. #6c8941
  2. #93b462
  3. #b7cd96
  4. #dbe6ca
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#b7cd96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #a5b987
  3. #92a478
  4. #809069
  5. #6e7b5a
  6. #5c674b
  7. #49523c
  8. #373e2d
  9. #25291e
  10. #12150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7cd96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #bed2a1
  3. #c5d7ab
  4. #cddcb6
  5. #d4e1c0
  6. #dbe6cb
  7. #e2ebd5
  8. #e9f0e0
  9. #f1f5ea
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7cd96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7cd96
  2. #b2c594
  3. #acbe92
  4. #a7b68f
  5. #a1ae8d
  6. #9ca78b
  7. #969f89
  8. #919787
  9. #8b8f84
  10. #868882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c8b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c693 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c994 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c897 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9cab0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7cd96 {
  color: #b7cd96;
}
Background
.bg-b7cd96 {
  background-color: #b7cd96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7cd96 {
  border: 2px solid #b7cd96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7cd96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 205 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7cd96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7cd96, #9ccd96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7cd96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 205 150 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.93 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.85 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.13 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.24 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.49 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.70 #483269 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b7cd96  rgb(183, 205, 150)  hsl(84, 35%, 70%)  Olivine
#ac96cd  rgb(172, 150, 205)  hsl(264, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#96b7cd  rgb(150, 183, 205)  hsl(204, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cd96b7  rgb(205, 150, 183)  hsl(324, 35%, 70%)  Lilac