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#BACC8A

#bacc8a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bacc8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.35% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 76.36°, with 39.29% saturation and 67.06% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.47.

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Relative luminance0.5546

Complementary

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #9c8acc

Split complementary

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #8a99cc
  3. #bd8acc

Analogous

  1. #ccbd8a
  2. #bacc8a
  3. #99cc8a

Triadic

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #8abacc
  3. #cc8aba

Tetradic

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #8acc9c
  3. #9c8acc
  4. #cc8aba

Square

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #8accbd
  3. #9c8acc
  4. #cc8a99

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8439
  2. #9bb555
  3. #bacc8a
  4. #d9e3bf
  5. #f7f9f1

Shades

#bacc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #a7b87c
  3. #95a36e
  4. #828f61
  5. #707a53
  6. #5d6645
  7. #4a5237
  8. #383d29
  9. #25291c
  10. #13140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bacc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #c1d196
  3. #c8d6a1
  4. #cfdbad
  5. #d6e0b9
  6. #dde6c5
  7. #e3ebd0
  8. #eaf0dc
  9. #f1f5e8
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bacc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bacc8a
  2. #b4c489
  3. #aebd88
  4. #a9b587
  5. #a3ae86
  6. #9da685
  7. #979e84
  8. #919783
  9. #8c8f82
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c585 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c58d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0c5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c88c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bacc8a {
  color: #bacc8a;
}
Background
.bg-bacc8a {
  background-color: #bacc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bacc8a {
  border: 2px solid #bacc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bacc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bacc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bacc8a, #99cc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bacc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.48 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.26 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.78 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.91 #453375 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bacc8a  rgb(186, 204, 138)  hsl(76, 39%, 67%)  Olivine
#9c8acc  rgb(156, 138, 204)  hsl(256, 39%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8abacc  rgb(138, 186, 204)  hsl(196, 39%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#cc8aba  rgb(204, 138, 186)  hsl(316, 39%, 67%)  Sky Magenta