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#BBCC7D

#bbcc7d ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbcc7d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.73% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 72.91°, with 43.65% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.91.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5523

Complementary

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #8e7dcc

Split complementary

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #7d94cc
  3. #b57dcc

Analogous

  1. #ccb57d
  2. #bbcc7d
  3. #94cc7d

Triadic

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #7dbbcc
  3. #cc7dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #7dcc8e
  3. #8e7dcc
  4. #cc7dbb

Square

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #7dccb5
  3. #8e7dcc
  4. #cc7d94

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7e32
  2. #9eb547
  3. #bbcc7d
  4. #d8e2b4
  5. #f4f7eb

Shades

#bbcc7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #a8b871
  3. #96a364
  4. #838f58
  5. #707a4b
  6. #5e663f
  7. #4b5232
  8. #383d26
  9. #252919
  10. #13140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcc7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #c2d18a
  3. #c9d697
  4. #cfdba4
  5. #d6e0b1
  6. #dde6be
  7. #e4ebcb
  8. #ebf0d8
  9. #f1f5e5
  10. #f8faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcc7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcc7d
  2. #b5c47d
  3. #afbd7e
  4. #a9b57e
  5. #a3ae7e
  6. #9ea67f
  7. #989e7f
  8. #92977f
  9. #8c8f7f
  10. #868880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c477 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c481 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2c4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac87f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcc7d {
  color: #bbcc7d;
}
Background
.bg-bbcc7d {
  background-color: #bbcc7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcc7d {
  border: 2px solid #bbcc7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcc7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 204 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 44% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcc7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcc7d, #94cc7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcc7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 204 125 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.55 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.80 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.92 #443382 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbcc7d  rgb(187, 204, 125)  hsl(73, 44%, 65%)  Olivine
#8e7dcc  rgb(142, 125, 204)  hsl(253, 44%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#7dbbcc  rgb(125, 187, 204)  hsl(193, 44%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#cc7dbb  rgb(204, 125, 187)  hsl(313, 44%, 65%)  Sky Magenta