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#BBCE8A

#bbce8a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbce8a 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, 80.78% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 76.76°, with 40.96% saturation and 67.45% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.5654

Complementary

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #9d8ace

Split complementary

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #8a99ce
  3. #bf8ace

Analogous

  1. #cebf8a
  2. #bbce8a
  3. #99ce8a

Triadic

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #8abbce
  3. #ce8abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #8ace9d
  3. #9d8ace
  4. #ce8abb

Square

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #8acebf
  3. #9d8ace
  4. #ce8a99

Monochromatic

  1. #718738
  2. #9cb754
  3. #bbce8a
  4. #dae5c0
  5. #f7f9f1

Shades

#bbce8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #a8b97c
  3. #96a56e
  4. #839061
  5. #707c53
  6. #5e6745
  7. #4b5237
  8. #383e29
  9. #25291c
  10. #13150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbce8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #c2d396
  3. #c9d8a1
  4. #cfddad
  5. #d6e2b9
  6. #dde7c5
  7. #e4ebd0
  8. #ebf0dc
  9. #f1f5e8
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbce8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbce8a
  2. #b5c689
  3. #afbe88
  4. #a9b787
  5. #a3af86
  6. #9ea785
  7. #989f84
  8. #929783
  9. #8c9082
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c685 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c68d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c7bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc987 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac98c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #becaab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbce8a {
  color: #bbce8a;
}
Background
.bg-bbce8a {
  background-color: #bbce8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbce8a {
  border: 2px solid #bbce8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbce8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbce8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbce8a, #99ce8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbce8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.74 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.41 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.76 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.96 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.35 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.79 #443175 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbce8a  rgb(187, 206, 138)  hsl(77, 41%, 67%)  Olivine
#9d8ace  rgb(157, 138, 206)  hsl(257, 41%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8abbce  rgb(138, 187, 206)  hsl(197, 41%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce8abb  rgb(206, 138, 187)  hsl(317, 41%, 67%)  Sky Magenta