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#BBCFA4

#bbcfa4 ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcfa4 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, 81.18% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.77% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 87.91°, with 30.94% saturation and 72.75% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 7.49.

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Relative luminance0.5787

Complementary

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #b8a4cf

Split complementary

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #a4a6cf
  3. #cea4cf

Analogous

  1. #cfcea4
  2. #bbcfa4
  3. #a6cfa4

Triadic

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #a4bbcf
  3. #cfa4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #a4cfb8
  3. #b8a4cf
  4. #cfa4bb

Square

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #a4cfce
  3. #b8a4cf
  4. #cfa4a6

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8f4b
  2. #96b572
  3. #bbcfa4
  4. #e0e9d6
  5. #f5f8f2

Shades

#bbcfa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #a8ba94
  3. #96a683
  4. #839173
  5. #707c62
  6. #5e6852
  7. #4b5342
  8. #383e31
  9. #252921
  10. #131510
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcfa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #c2d4ad
  3. #c9d9b6
  4. #cfddbf
  5. #d6e2c8
  6. #dde7d2
  7. #e4ecdb
  8. #ebf1e4
  9. #f1f5ed
  10. #f8faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcfa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcfa4
  2. #b5c7a0
  3. #afbf9d
  4. #a9b799
  5. #a3af96
  6. #9ea892
  7. #98a08e
  8. #92988b
  9. #8c9087
  10. #868884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c9a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c8a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdcbc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacba2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cba5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bccdb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcfa4 {
  color: #bbcfa4;
}
Background
.bg-bbcfa4 {
  background-color: #bbcfa4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcfa4 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcfa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcfa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 31% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcfa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcfa4, #a6cfa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcfa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 164 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.49 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.58 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.49 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.07 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.24 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.31 #44305b Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbcfa4  rgb(187, 207, 164)  hsl(88, 31%, 73%)  Celadon
#b8a4cf  rgb(184, 164, 207)  hsl(268, 31%, 73%)  Lilac
#a4bbcf  rgb(164, 187, 207)  hsl(208, 31%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#cfa4bb  rgb(207, 164, 187)  hsl(328, 31%, 73%)  Lilac