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#BBDEBD

#bbdebd ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdebd is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.06% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 123.43°, with 34.65% saturation and 80.2% 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 14.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6648

Complementary

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #debbdc

Split complementary

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #cfbbde
  3. #debbcb

Analogous

  1. #cbdebb
  2. #bbdebd
  3. #bbdecf

Triadic

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #bdbbde
  3. #debdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #bbdcde
  3. #debbdc
  4. #debdbb

Square

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #bbcbde
  3. #debbdc
  4. #decfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #54ac59
  2. #88c58b
  3. #bbdebd
  4. #eff7ef
  5. #f1f8f2

Shades

#bbdebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #a8c8aa
  3. #96b297
  4. #839b84
  5. #708571
  6. #5e6f5f
  7. #4b594c
  8. #384339
  9. #252c26
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #c2e1c4
  3. #c9e5ca
  4. #cfe8d1
  5. #d6ebd7
  6. #ddefde
  7. #e4f2e5
  8. #ebf5eb
  9. #f1f8f2
  10. #f8fcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdebd
  2. #b5d5b7
  3. #afcbb1
  4. #a9c2ab
  5. #a3b8a5
  6. #9eaf9f
  7. #98a698
  8. #929c92
  9. #8c938c
  10. #868986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd7bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9d3bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8dcd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2dabc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced8be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9ddcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdebd {
  color: #bbdebd;
}
Background
.bg-bbdebd {
  background-color: #bbdebd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdebd {
  border: 2px solid #bbdebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 222 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 35% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdebd, #bbdecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 222 189 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.14 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.72 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.12 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.38 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.57 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.05 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.90 #442142 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbdebd  rgb(187, 222, 189)  hsl(123, 35%, 80%)  Celadon
#debbdc  rgb(222, 187, 220)  hsl(303, 35%, 80%)  Thistle
#bdbbde  rgb(189, 187, 222)  hsl(243, 35%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#debdbb  rgb(222, 189, 187)  hsl(3, 35%, 80%)  Baby Pink