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#BBD18A

#bbd18a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbd18a 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, 81.96% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.97% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 78.59°, with 43.56% saturation and 68.04% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.58

Complementary

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #a08ad1

Split complementary

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #8a98d1
  3. #c48ad1

Analogous

  1. #d1c48a
  2. #bbd18a
  3. #98d18a

Triadic

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #8abbd1
  3. #d18abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #8ad1a0
  3. #a08ad1
  4. #d18abb

Square

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #8ad1c4
  3. #a08ad1
  4. #d18a98

Monochromatic

  1. #718b37
  2. #9bbb53
  3. #bbd18a
  4. #dbe7c1
  5. #f6f9f0

Shades

#bbd18a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #a8bc7c
  3. #96a76e
  4. #839261
  5. #707d53
  6. #5e6945
  7. #4b5437
  8. #383f29
  9. #252a1c
  10. #13150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd18a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #c2d696
  3. #c9daa1
  4. #cfdfad
  5. #d6e3b9
  6. #dde8c5
  7. #e4edd0
  8. #ebf1dc
  9. #f1f6e8
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd18a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd18a
  2. #b5c989
  3. #afc188
  4. #a9b987
  5. #a3b186
  6. #9ea985
  7. #98a084
  8. #929883
  9. #8c9082
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ccb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c88d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0cabf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecc87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccc8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #becdac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd18a {
  color: #bbd18a;
}
Background
.bg-bbd18a {
  background-color: #bbd18a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd18a {
  border: 2px solid #bbd18a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd18a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 209 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 44% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd18a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd18a, #98d18a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd18a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 209 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.13 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.81 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.40 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.47 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.48 #442e75 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbd18a  rgb(187, 209, 138)  hsl(79, 44%, 68%)  Olivine
#a08ad1  rgb(160, 138, 209)  hsl(259, 44%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#8abbd1  rgb(138, 187, 209)  hsl(199, 44%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue
#d18abb  rgb(209, 138, 187)  hsl(319, 44%, 68%)  Sky Magenta