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#BBD49B

#bbd49b ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbd49b 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, 83.14% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.89% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 86.32°, with 39.86% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.77.

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Relative luminance0.6002

Complementary

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #b49bd4

Split complementary

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #9b9ed4
  3. #d19bd4

Analogous

  1. #d4d19b
  2. #bbd49b
  3. #9ed49b

Triadic

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #9bbbd4
  3. #d49bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #9bd4b4
  3. #b49bd4
  4. #d49bbb

Square

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #9bd4d1
  3. #b49bd4
  4. #d49b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #709640
  2. #97bd66
  3. #bbd49b
  4. #dfebd0
  5. #f5f9f1

Shades

#bbd49b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #a8bf8c
  3. #96aa7c
  4. #83946d
  5. #707f5d
  6. #5e6a4e
  7. #4b553e
  8. #38402f
  9. #252a1f
  10. #131510
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd49b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #c2d8a5
  3. #c9ddaf
  4. #cfe1b9
  5. #d6e5c3
  6. #ddeacd
  7. #e4eed7
  8. #ebf2e1
  9. #f1f6eb
  10. #f8fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd49b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd49b
  2. #b5cc98
  3. #afc396
  4. #a9bb93
  5. #a3b290
  6. #9eaa8e
  7. #98a28b
  8. #929988
  9. #8c9185
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cfba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dacc97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6cb9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #becfc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced099 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccf9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdd1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd49b {
  color: #bbd49b;
}
Background
.bg-bbd49b {
  background-color: #bbd49b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd49b {
  border: 2px solid #bbd49b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd49b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 212 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 40% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd49b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd49b, #9ed49b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd49b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 212 155 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.77 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.88 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.99 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.19 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.07 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.06 #442b64 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbd49b  rgb(187, 212, 155)  hsl(86, 40%, 72%)  Celadon
#b49bd4  rgb(180, 155, 212)  hsl(266, 40%, 72%)  Wisteria
#9bbbd4  rgb(155, 187, 212)  hsl(206, 40%, 72%)  Light Steel Blue
#d49bbb  rgb(212, 155, 187)  hsl(326, 40%, 72%)  Lilac