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#BBD98B

#bbd98b ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbd98b 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, 85.1% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.94% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 83.08°, with 50.65% saturation and 69.8% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.77.

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Relative luminance0.6205

Complementary

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #a98bd9

Split complementary

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #8b94d9
  3. #d08bd9

Analogous

  1. #d9d08b
  2. #bbd98b
  3. #94d98b

Triadic

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #8bbbd9
  3. #d98bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #8bd9a9
  3. #a98bd9
  4. #d98bbb

Square

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #8bd9d0
  3. #a98bd9
  4. #d98b94

Monochromatic

  1. #719932
  2. #99c651
  3. #bbd98b
  4. #ddecc5
  5. #f6faf0

Shades

#bbd98b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #a8c37d
  3. #96ae6f
  4. #839861
  5. #708253
  6. #5e6d46
  7. #4b5738
  8. #38412a
  9. #252b1c
  10. #13160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbd98b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #c2dd97
  3. #c9e1a2
  4. #cfe4ae
  5. #d6e8b9
  6. #ddecc5
  7. #e4f0d1
  8. #ebf4dc
  9. #f1f7e8
  10. #f8fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbd98b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbd98b
  2. #b5d08a
  3. #afc789
  4. #a9be88
  5. #a3b587
  6. #9ead86
  7. #98a484
  8. #929b83
  9. #8c9282
  10. #868981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d3b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d085 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddce8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0d2c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bed5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbd98b {
  color: #bbd98b;
}
Background
.bg-bbd98b {
  background-color: #bbd98b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbd98b {
  border: 2px solid #bbd98b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbd98b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 217 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 51% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbd98b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbd98b, #94d98b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbd98b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 217 139 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.77 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.32 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.70 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.18 #442674 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbd98b  rgb(187, 217, 139)  hsl(83, 51%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a98bd9  rgb(169, 139, 217)  hsl(263, 51%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8bbbd9  rgb(139, 187, 217)  hsl(203, 51%, 70%)  Baby Blue
#d98bbb  rgb(217, 139, 187)  hsl(323, 51%, 70%)  Persian Pink