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#BADCA9

#badca9 ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#badca9 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 86.27% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 42.15% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.6449

Complementary

  1. #badca9
  2. #cba9dc

Split complementary

  1. #badca9
  2. #b1a9dc
  3. #dca9d3

Analogous

  1. #d3dca9
  2. #badca9
  3. #a9dcb1

Triadic

  1. #badca9
  2. #a9badc
  3. #dca9ba

Tetradic

  1. #badca9
  2. #a9dccb
  3. #cba9dc
  4. #dca9ba

Square

  1. #badca9
  2. #a9d3dc
  3. #cba9dc
  4. #dcb1a9

Monochromatic

  1. #65a844
  2. #8ec673
  3. #badca9
  4. #e6f2df
  5. #f3f9f1

Shades

#badca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #badca9
  2. #a7c698
  3. #95b087
  4. #829a76
  5. #708465
  6. #5d6e55
  7. #4a5844
  8. #384233
  9. #252c22
  10. #131611
  11. #000000

Tints

#badca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #badca9
  2. #c1e0b2
  3. #c8e3ba
  4. #cfe7c3
  5. #d6eacb
  6. #ddeed4
  7. #e3f1dd
  8. #eaf5e5
  9. #f1f8ee
  10. #f8fcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#badca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #badca9
  2. #b4d3a5
  3. #aecaa1
  4. #a9c09d
  5. #a3b799
  6. #9dae95
  7. #97a590
  8. #919c8c
  9. #8c9288
  10. #868984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d6c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d4a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd1ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bad8ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d7a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced5aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #badac0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-badca9 {
  color: #badca9;
}
Background
.bg-badca9 {
  background-color: #badca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-badca9 {
  border: 2px solid #badca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #badca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 220 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 42% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-badca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #badca9, #a9dcb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-badca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 220 169 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 3.88 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 4.74 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.23 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.37 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.63 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.23 #452356 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Celadon
#badca9  rgb(186, 220, 169)  hsl(100, 42%, 76%)  Celadon
#cba9dc  rgb(203, 169, 220)  hsl(280, 42%, 76%)  Wisteria
#a9badc  rgb(169, 186, 220)  hsl(220, 42%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#dca9ba  rgb(220, 169, 186)  hsl(340, 42%, 76%)  Nadeshiko Pink