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#BBD19E

#bbd19e ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbd19e 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, 81.96% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.4% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 85.88°, with 35.66% saturation and 71.96% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 7.11.

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Relative luminance0.5863

Complementary

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #b49ed1

Split complementary

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #9ea2d1
  3. #cd9ed1

Analogous

  1. #d1cd9e
  2. #bbd19e
  3. #a2d19e

Triadic

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #9ebbd1
  3. #d19ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #9ed1b4
  3. #b49ed1
  4. #d19ebb

Square

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #9ed1cd
  3. #b49ed1
  4. #d19ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #709145
  2. #97b86a
  3. #bbd19e
  4. #dfead2
  5. #f5f8f1

Shades

#bbd19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #a8bc8e
  3. #96a77e
  4. #83926f
  5. #707d5f
  6. #5e694f
  7. #4b543f
  8. #383f2f
  9. #252a20
  10. #131510
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #c2d6a8
  3. #c9dab1
  4. #cfdfbb
  5. #d6e3c5
  6. #dde8cf
  7. #e4edd8
  8. #ebf1e2
  9. #f1f6ec
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd19e
  2. #b5c99b
  3. #afc198
  4. #a9b995
  5. #a3b192
  6. #9ea98f
  7. #98a08c
  8. #929889
  9. #8c9086
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ccba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7ca9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c9a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccd9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacc9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdceb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd19e {
  color: #bbd19e;
}
Background
.bg-bbd19e {
  background-color: #bbd19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd19e {
  border: 2px solid #bbd19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 209 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 36% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd19e, #a2d19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 209 158 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.11 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.27 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.87 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.28 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.95 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.26 #442e61 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbd19e  rgb(187, 209, 158)  hsl(86, 36%, 72%)  Celadon
#b49ed1  rgb(180, 158, 209)  hsl(266, 36%, 72%)  Wisteria
#9ebbd1  rgb(158, 187, 209)  hsl(206, 36%, 72%)  Light Steel Blue
#d19ebb  rgb(209, 158, 187)  hsl(326, 36%, 72%)  Lilac