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#BBD087

#bbd087 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbd087 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, 81.57% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.1% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 77.26°, with 43.71% saturation and 67.25% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.95.

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Relative luminance0.5743

Complementary

  1. #bbd087
  2. #9c87d0

Split complementary

  1. #bbd087
  2. #8796d0
  3. #c087d0

Analogous

  1. #d0c087
  2. #bbd087
  3. #96d087

Triadic

  1. #bbd087
  2. #87bbd0
  3. #d087bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd087
  2. #87d09c
  3. #9c87d0
  4. #d087bb

Square

  1. #bbd087
  2. #87d0c0
  3. #9c87d0
  4. #d08796

Monochromatic

  1. #718935
  2. #9cba50
  3. #bbd087
  4. #dae6be
  5. #f7f9f0

Shades

#bbd087 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd087
  2. #a8bb7a
  3. #96a66c
  4. #83925f
  5. #707d51
  6. #5e6844
  7. #4b5336
  8. #383e29
  9. #252a1b
  10. #13150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd087 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd087
  2. #c2d593
  3. #c9d99f
  4. #cfdeab
  5. #d6e3b7
  6. #dde8c3
  7. #e4eccf
  8. #ebf1db
  9. #f1f6e7
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd087 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd087
  2. #b5c886
  3. #afc086
  4. #a9b885
  5. #a3b084
  6. #9ea884
  7. #98a083
  8. #929882
  9. #8c9081
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cbb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c882 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c88a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c9be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcb84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccb89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfccaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd087 {
  color: #bbd087;
}
Background
.bg-bbd087 {
  background-color: #bbd087;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd087 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd087;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd087;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 208 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 44% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd087 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd087, #96d087);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd087 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 208 135 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.95 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.43 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.05 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.52 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.93 #442f78 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbd087  rgb(187, 208, 135)  hsl(77, 44%, 67%)  Olivine
#9c87d0  rgb(156, 135, 208)  hsl(257, 44%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#87bbd0  rgb(135, 187, 208)  hsl(197, 44%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#d087bb  rgb(208, 135, 187)  hsl(317, 44%, 67%)  Sky Magenta