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#BBDF9E

#bbdf9e ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbdf9e 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, 87.45% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.15% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 93.23°, with 50.39% saturation and 74.71% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.6581

Complementary

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #c29edf

Split complementary

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #a29edf
  3. #df9edc

Analogous

  1. #dcdf9e
  2. #bbdf9e
  3. #9edfa2

Triadic

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #9ebbdf
  3. #df9ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #9edfc2
  3. #c29edf
  4. #df9ebb

Square

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #9edcdf
  3. #c29edf
  4. #dfa29e

Monochromatic

  1. #6cab39
  2. #93cc64
  3. #bbdf9e
  4. #e3f2d8
  5. #f4faf0

Shades

#bbdf9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #a8c98e
  3. #96b27e
  4. #839c6f
  5. #70865f
  6. #5e704f
  7. #4b593f
  8. #38432f
  9. #252d20
  10. #131610
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdf9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #c2e2a8
  3. #c9e5b1
  4. #cfe9bb
  5. #d6ecc5
  6. #ddefcf
  7. #e4f2d8
  8. #ebf5e2
  9. #f1f9ec
  10. #f8fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdf9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdf9e
  2. #b5d69b
  3. #afcc98
  4. #a9c395
  5. #a3b992
  6. #9eb08f
  7. #98a68c
  8. #929d89
  9. #8c9386
  10. #868a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad8c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d69a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd3a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bddace ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5da9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d8a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcdcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdf9e {
  color: #bbdf9e;
}
Background
.bg-bbdf9e {
  background-color: #bbdf9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdf9e {
  border: 2px solid #bbdf9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdf9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdf9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdf9e, #9edfa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdf9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 158 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.28 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.43 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.77 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.31 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.72 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 10.03 #442061 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbdf9e  rgb(187, 223, 158)  hsl(93, 50%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c29edf  rgb(194, 158, 223)  hsl(273, 50%, 75%)  Wisteria
#9ebbdf  rgb(158, 187, 223)  hsl(213, 50%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#df9ebb  rgb(223, 158, 187)  hsl(333, 50%, 75%)  Nadeshiko Pink