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#BBD3AC

#bbd3ac ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbd3ac is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 82.75% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.48% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 96.92°, with 30.71% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6013

Complementary

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #c4acd3

Split complementary

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #b1acd3
  3. #d3accf

Analogous

  1. #cfd3ac
  2. #bbd3ac
  3. #acd3b1

Triadic

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #acbbd3
  3. #d3acbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #acd3c4
  3. #c4acd3
  4. #d3acbb

Square

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #accfd3
  3. #c4acd3
  4. #d3b1ac

Monochromatic

  1. #6b9650
  2. #92b97a
  3. #bbd3ac
  4. #e4eede
  5. #f4f8f2

Shades

#bbd3ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #a8be9b
  3. #96a98a
  4. #839478
  5. #707f67
  6. #5e6a56
  7. #4b5445
  8. #383f34
  9. #252a22
  10. #131511
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd3ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #c2d7b4
  3. #c9dcbd
  4. #cfe0c5
  5. #d6e5cd
  6. #dde9d6
  7. #e4edde
  8. #ebf2e6
  9. #f1f6ee
  10. #f8fbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd3ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd3ac
  2. #b5cba8
  3. #afc2a3
  4. #a9ba9f
  5. #a3b29a
  6. #9eaa96
  7. #98a192
  8. #92998d
  9. #8c9189
  10. #868884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cfc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7cdaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3cbae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcd0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccfab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbd1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd3ac {
  color: #bbd3ac;
}
Background
.bg-bbd3ac {
  background-color: #bbd3ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd3ac {
  border: 2px solid #bbd3ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd3ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 211 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 31% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd3ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd3ac, #acd3b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd3ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 211 172 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.46 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.67 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.58 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.67 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.27 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.55 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.74 #442c53 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbd3ac  rgb(187, 211, 172)  hsl(97, 31%, 75%)  Celadon
#c4acd3  rgb(196, 172, 211)  hsl(277, 31%, 75%)  Lilac
#acbbd3  rgb(172, 187, 211)  hsl(217, 31%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#d3acbb  rgb(211, 172, 187)  hsl(337, 31%, 75%)  Thistle