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#BBDCBF

#bbdcbf ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdcbf is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 86.27% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 127.27°, with 32.04% saturation and 79.8% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.28.

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Relative luminance0.6551

Complementary

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #dcbbd8

Split complementary

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #cfbbdc
  3. #dcbbc7

Analogous

  1. #c7dcbb
  2. #bbdcbf
  3. #bbdccf

Triadic

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #bfbbdc
  3. #dcbfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #bbd8dc
  3. #dcbbd8
  4. #dcbfbb

Square

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #bbc7dc
  3. #dcbbd8
  4. #dccfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #56a860
  2. #88c28f
  3. #bbdcbf
  4. #edf6ef
  5. #f2f8f2

Shades

#bbdcbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #a8c6ac
  3. #96b099
  4. #839a86
  5. #708473
  6. #5e6e60
  7. #4b584c
  8. #384239
  9. #252c26
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdcbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #c2e0c5
  3. #c9e3cc
  4. #cfe7d2
  5. #d6ead9
  6. #ddeedf
  7. #e4f1e5
  8. #ebf5ec
  9. #f1f8f2
  10. #f8fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdcbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdcbf
  2. #b5d3b9
  3. #afcab2
  4. #a9c0ac
  5. #a3b7a6
  6. #9eaea0
  7. #98a599
  8. #929c93
  9. #8c928d
  10. #868986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad7cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddd6bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7d2c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7dad4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d8be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd6c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9dbcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdcbf {
  color: #bbdcbf;
}
Background
.bg-bbdcbf {
  background-color: #bbdcbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdcbf {
  border: 2px solid #bbdcbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdcbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 220 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 127 32% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdcbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdcbf, #bbdccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdcbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 220 191 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.28 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.60 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.70 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.75 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.72 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.73 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.29 #442340 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbdcbf  rgb(187, 220, 191)  hsl(127, 32%, 80%)  Celadon
#dcbbd8  rgb(220, 187, 216)  hsl(307, 32%, 80%)  Thistle
#bfbbdc  rgb(191, 187, 220)  hsl(247, 32%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dcbfbb  rgb(220, 191, 187)  hsl(7, 32%, 80%)  Silver Pink