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#BBD393

#bbd393 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbd393 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, 82.75% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.33% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 42.11% saturation and 70.2% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 7.28.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5926

Complementary

  1. #bbd393
  2. #ab93d3

Split complementary

  1. #bbd393
  2. #939bd3
  3. #cb93d3

Analogous

  1. #d3cb93
  2. #bbd393
  3. #9bd393

Triadic

  1. #bbd393
  2. #93bbd3
  3. #d393bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd393
  2. #93d3ab
  3. #ab93d3
  4. #d393bb

Square

  1. #bbd393
  2. #93d3cb
  3. #ab93d3
  4. #d3939b

Monochromatic

  1. #71923b
  2. #99bd5d
  3. #bbd393
  4. #dde9c9
  5. #f6f9f1

Shades

#bbd393 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd393
  2. #a8be84
  3. #96a976
  4. #839467
  5. #707f58
  6. #5e6a4a
  7. #4b543b
  8. #383f2c
  9. #252a1d
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd393 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd393
  2. #c2d79e
  3. #c9dca9
  4. #cfe0b3
  5. #d6e5be
  6. #dde9c9
  7. #e4edd4
  8. #ebf2df
  9. #f1f6e9
  10. #f8fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd393 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd393
  2. #b5cb91
  3. #afc28f
  4. #a9ba8d
  5. #a3b28b
  6. #9eaa8a
  7. #98a188
  8. #929986
  9. #8c9184
  10. #868882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ceb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dacb8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7ca96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfcdc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cece90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccce95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdcfb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd393 {
  color: #bbd393;
}
Background
.bg-bbd393 {
  background-color: #bbd393;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd393 {
  border: 2px solid #bbd393;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd393;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 211 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 42% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd393 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd393, #9bd393);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd393 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 211 147 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.46 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.47 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.92 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.06 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.75 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.85 #442c6c Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbd393  rgb(187, 211, 147)  hsl(83, 42%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ab93d3  rgb(171, 147, 211)  hsl(263, 42%, 70%)  Wisteria
#93bbd3  rgb(147, 187, 211)  hsl(203, 42%, 70%)  Moonstone Blue
#d393bb  rgb(211, 147, 187)  hsl(323, 42%, 70%)  Lilac