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#BBDFBB

#bbdfbb ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdfbb is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% 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 14.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.6693

Complementary

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #dfbbdf

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #cdbbdf
  3. #dfbbcd

Analogous

  1. #cddfbb
  2. #bbdfbb
  3. #bbdfcd

Triadic

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #bbbbdf
  3. #dfbbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #bbdfdf
  3. #dfbbdf
  4. #dfbbbb

Square

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #bbcddf
  3. #dfbbdf
  4. #dfcdbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53ae53
  2. #87c787
  3. #bbdfbb
  4. #eff7ef
  5. #f1f8f1

Shades

#bbdfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #a8c9a8
  3. #96b296
  4. #839c83
  5. #708670
  6. #5e705e
  7. #4b594b
  8. #384338
  9. #252d25
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #c2e2c2
  3. #c9e5c9
  4. #cfe9cf
  5. #d6ecd6
  6. #ddefdd
  7. #e4f2e4
  8. #ebf5eb
  9. #f1f9f1
  10. #f8fcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfbb
  2. #b5d6b5
  3. #afccaf
  4. #a9c3a9
  5. #a3b9a3
  6. #9eb09e
  7. #98a698
  8. #929d92
  9. #8c938c
  10. #868a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd9cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d8b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dad4bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8ddd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3dbba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfd9bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9decb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfbb {
  color: #bbdfbb;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfbb {
  background-color: #bbdfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfbb {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfbb, #bbdfcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 187 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.41 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.11 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.04 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.39 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.77 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.90 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.68 #442044 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbdfbb  rgb(187, 223, 187)  hsl(120, 36%, 80%)  Celadon
#dfbbdf  rgb(223, 187, 223)  hsl(300, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#bbbbdf  rgb(187, 187, 223)  hsl(240, 36%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dfbbbb  rgb(223, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink