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#B9CD99

#b9cd99 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b9cd99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 80.39% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 83.08°, with 34.21% saturation and 70.2% 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 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5628

Complementary

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #ad99cd

Split complementary

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #999fcd
  3. #c799cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc799
  2. #b9cd99
  3. #9fcd99

Triadic

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #99b9cd
  3. #cd99b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #99cdad
  3. #ad99cd
  4. #cd99b9

Square

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #99cdc7
  3. #ad99cd
  4. #cd999f

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8a43
  2. #96b466
  3. #b9cd99
  4. #dce6cc
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#b9cd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #a7b98a
  3. #94a47a
  4. #82906b
  5. #6f7b5c
  6. #5d674d
  7. #4a523d
  8. #383e2e
  9. #25291f
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9cd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #c0d2a3
  3. #c7d7ad
  4. #cedcb8
  5. #d5e1c2
  6. #dce6cc
  7. #e3ebd6
  8. #eaf0e0
  9. #f1f5eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9cd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9cd99
  2. #b3c597
  3. #aebe94
  4. #a8b692
  5. #a2ae8f
  6. #9da78d
  7. #979f8a
  8. #919788
  9. #8b8f85
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c696 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c69b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc8bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9cd99 {
  color: #b9cd99;
}
Background
.bg-b9cd99 {
  background-color: #b9cd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9cd99 {
  border: 2px solid #b9cd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9cd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 205 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 34% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9cd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9cd99, #9fcd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9cd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 205 153 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.46 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.99 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.35 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.36 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.56 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.57 #463266 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Olivine
#b9cd99  rgb(185, 205, 153)  hsl(83, 34%, 70%)  Olivine
#ad99cd  rgb(173, 153, 205)  hsl(263, 34%, 70%)  Wisteria
#99b9cd  rgb(153, 185, 205)  hsl(203, 34%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cd99b9  rgb(205, 153, 185)  hsl(323, 34%, 70%)  Lilac