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#BBCC98

#bbcc98 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcc98 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.49% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 79.62°, with 33.77% saturation and 69.8% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5602

Complementary

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #a998cc

Split complementary

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #98a1cc
  3. #c398cc

Analogous

  1. #ccc398
  2. #bbcc98
  3. #a1cc98

Triadic

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #98bbcc
  3. #cc98bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #98cca9
  3. #a998cc
  4. #cc98bb

Square

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #98ccc3
  3. #a998cc
  4. #cc98a1

Monochromatic

  1. #718843
  2. #99b365
  3. #bbcc98
  4. #dde5cb
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#bbcc98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #a8b889
  3. #96a37a
  4. #838f6a
  5. #707a5b
  6. #5e664c
  7. #4b523d
  8. #383d2e
  9. #25291e
  10. #13140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcc98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #c2d1a2
  3. #c9d6ad
  4. #cfdbb7
  5. #d6e0c1
  6. #dde6cc
  7. #e4ebd6
  8. #ebf0e0
  9. #f1f5ea
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcc98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcc98
  2. #b5c496
  3. #afbd93
  4. #a9b591
  5. #a3ae8e
  6. #9ea68c
  7. #989e8a
  8. #929787
  9. #8c8f85
  10. #868882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c8b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c695 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c59a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc7be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c896 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c899 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc9b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcc98 {
  color: #bbcc98;
}
Background
.bg-bbcc98 {
  background-color: #bbcc98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcc98 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcc98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcc98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 204 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 34% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcc98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcc98, #a1cc98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcc98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 204 152 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.58 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.64 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.73 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.76 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.93 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.96 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.25 #443367 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbcc98  rgb(187, 204, 152)  hsl(80, 34%, 70%)  Olivine
#a998cc  rgb(169, 152, 204)  hsl(260, 34%, 70%)  Wisteria
#98bbcc  rgb(152, 187, 204)  hsl(200, 34%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#cc98bb  rgb(204, 152, 187)  hsl(320, 34%, 70%)  Lilac