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#BBD8AC

#bbd8ac ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbd8ac is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 84.71% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.37% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 99.55°, with 36.07% saturation and 76.08% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.6266

Complementary

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #c9acd8

Split complementary

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #b3acd8
  3. #d8acd1

Analogous

  1. #d1d8ac
  2. #bbd8ac
  3. #acd8b3

Triadic

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #acbbd8
  3. #d8acbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #acd8c9
  3. #c9acd8
  4. #d8acbb

Square

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #acd1d8
  3. #c9acd8
  4. #d8b3ac

Monochromatic

  1. #68a04b
  2. #90c078
  3. #bbd8ac
  4. #e6f0e0
  5. #f4f8f1

Shades

#bbd8ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #a8c29b
  3. #96ad8a
  4. #839778
  5. #708267
  6. #5e6c56
  7. #4b5645
  8. #384134
  9. #252b22
  10. #131611
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd8ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #c2dcb4
  3. #c9e0bd
  4. #cfe4c5
  5. #d6e8cd
  6. #ddecd6
  7. #e4efde
  8. #ebf3e6
  9. #f1f7ee
  10. #f8fbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd8ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd8ac
  2. #b5cfa8
  3. #afc6a3
  4. #a9be9f
  5. #a3b59a
  6. #9eac96
  7. #98a392
  8. #929a8d
  9. #8c9289
  10. #868984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcd1a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7ceae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbd4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfd4aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd2ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbd6c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd8ac {
  color: #bbd8ac;
}
Background
.bg-bbd8ac {
  background-color: #bbd8ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd8ac {
  border: 2px solid #bbd8ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd8ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 216 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 36% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd8ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd8ac, #acd8b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd8ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 216 172 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.90 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.35 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.97 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.44 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.71 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.32 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.50 #442753 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbd8ac  rgb(187, 216, 172)  hsl(100, 36%, 76%)  Celadon
#c9acd8  rgb(201, 172, 216)  hsl(280, 36%, 76%)  Lilac
#acbbd8  rgb(172, 187, 216)  hsl(220, 36%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#d8acbb  rgb(216, 172, 187)  hsl(340, 36%, 76%)  Nadeshiko Pink