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#BAD09E

#bad09e ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bad09e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 81.57% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.04% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 86.4°, with 34.72% saturation and 71.76% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.5802

Complementary

  1. #bad09e
  2. #b49ed0

Split complementary

  1. #bad09e
  2. #9ea1d0
  3. #cd9ed0

Analogous

  1. #d0cd9e
  2. #bad09e
  3. #a1d09e

Triadic

  1. #bad09e
  2. #9ebad0
  3. #d09eba

Tetradic

  1. #bad09e
  2. #9ed0b4
  3. #b49ed0
  4. #d09eba

Square

  1. #bad09e
  2. #9ed0cd
  3. #b49ed0
  4. #d09ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8f46
  2. #95b76a
  3. #bad09e
  4. #dfe9d2
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#bad09e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bad09e
  2. #a7bb8e
  3. #95a67e
  4. #82926f
  5. #707d5f
  6. #5d684f
  7. #4a533f
  8. #383e2f
  9. #252a20
  10. #131510
  11. #000000

Tints

#bad09e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bad09e
  2. #c1d5a8
  3. #c8d9b1
  4. #cfdebb
  5. #d6e3c5
  6. #dde8cf
  7. #e3ecd8
  8. #eaf1e2
  9. #f1f6ec
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bad09e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bad09e
  2. #b4c89b
  3. #aec098
  4. #a9b895
  5. #a3b092
  6. #9da88f
  7. #97a08c
  8. #919889
  9. #8c9086
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cbb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c99b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c8a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdcbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbcc9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cb9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bccdb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bad09e {
  color: #bad09e;
}
Background
.bg-bad09e {
  background-color: #bad09e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bad09e {
  border: 2px solid #bad09e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bad09e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 208 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 35% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bad09e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bad09e, #a1d09e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bad09e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 208 158 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.14 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.44 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.20 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.97 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.17 #452f61 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bad09e  rgb(186, 208, 158)  hsl(86, 35%, 72%)  Celadon
#b49ed0  rgb(180, 158, 208)  hsl(266, 35%, 72%)  Wisteria
#9ebad0  rgb(158, 186, 208)  hsl(206, 35%, 72%)  Light Steel Blue
#d09eba  rgb(208, 158, 186)  hsl(326, 35%, 72%)  Lilac