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#BBDFBD

#bbdfbd ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdfbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.25% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 123.33°, 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 14.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.6701

Complementary

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #dfbbdd

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #cfbbdf
  3. #dfbbcb

Analogous

  1. #cbdfbb
  2. #bbdfbd
  3. #bbdfcf

Triadic

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #bdbbdf
  3. #dfbdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #bbdddf
  3. #dfbbdd
  4. #dfbdbb

Square

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #bbcbdf
  3. #dfbbdd
  4. #dfcfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #53ae58
  2. #87c78a
  3. #bbdfbd
  4. #eff7ef
  5. #f1f8f2

Shades

#bbdfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #a8c9aa
  3. #96b297
  4. #839c84
  5. #708671
  6. #5e705f
  7. #4b594c
  8. #384339
  9. #252d26
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #c2e2c4
  3. #c9e5ca
  4. #cfe9d1
  5. #d6ecd7
  6. #ddefde
  7. #e4f2e5
  8. #ebf5eb
  9. #f1f9f2
  10. #f8fcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfbd
  2. #b5d6b7
  3. #afccb1
  4. #a9c3ab
  5. #a3b9a5
  6. #9eb09f
  7. #98a698
  8. #929d92
  9. #8c938c
  10. #868a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd9cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d8bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dad4bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7ddd5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2dbbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced9be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9decc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfbd {
  color: #bbdfbd;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfbd {
  background-color: #bbdfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfbd {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfbd, #bbdfcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 189 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.82 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.47 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 5.94 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.18 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.27 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.09 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.25 #442042 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbdfbd  rgb(187, 223, 189)  hsl(123, 36%, 80%)  Celadon
#dfbbdd  rgb(223, 187, 221)  hsl(303, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#bdbbdf  rgb(189, 187, 223)  hsl(243, 36%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dfbdbb  rgb(223, 189, 187)  hsl(3, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink