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#BBCFA6

#bbcfa6 ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcfa6 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 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.81% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 89.27°, with 29.93% saturation and 73.14% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 7.53.

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Relative luminance0.5794

Complementary

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #baa6cf

Split complementary

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #a6a7cf
  3. #cfa6cf

Analogous

  1. #cfcfa6
  2. #bbcfa6
  3. #a7cfa6

Triadic

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #a6bbcf
  3. #cfa6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #a6cfba
  3. #baa6cf
  4. #cfa6bb

Square

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #a6cfcf
  3. #baa6cf
  4. #cfa6a7

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8f4d
  2. #95b474
  3. #bbcfa6
  4. #e1ead8
  5. #f5f8f2

Shades

#bbcfa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #a8ba95
  3. #96a685
  4. #839174
  5. #707c64
  6. #5e6853
  7. #4b5342
  8. #383e32
  9. #252921
  10. #131511
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcfa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #c2d4af
  3. #c9d9b8
  4. #cfddc1
  5. #d6e2ca
  6. #dde7d3
  7. #e4ecdb
  8. #ebf1e4
  9. #f1f5ed
  10. #f8faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcfa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcfa6
  2. #b5c7a2
  3. #afbf9e
  4. #a9b79b
  5. #a3af97
  6. #9ea893
  7. #98a08f
  8. #92988b
  9. #8c9088
  10. #868884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cbbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c9a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c8a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdcbc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cacca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cba7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bccdb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcfa6 {
  color: #bbcfa6;
}
Background
.bg-bbcfa6 {
  background-color: #bbcfa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcfa6 {
  border: 2px solid #bbcfa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcfa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 30% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcfa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcfa6, #a7cfa6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcfa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 166 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.53 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.61 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.52 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.25 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.25 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.61 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.59 #443059 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbcfa6  rgb(187, 207, 166)  hsl(89, 30%, 73%)  Celadon
#baa6cf  rgb(186, 166, 207)  hsl(269, 30%, 73%)  Lilac
#a6bbcf  rgb(166, 187, 207)  hsl(209, 30%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#cfa6bb  rgb(207, 166, 187)  hsl(329, 30%, 73%)  Lilac