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#BBE58C

#bbe58c ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbe58c 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, 89.8% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.86% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 88.31°, with 63.12% saturation and 72.35% 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 14.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.685

Complementary

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #b68ce5

Split complementary

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #8c8ee5
  3. #e28ce5

Analogous

  1. #e5e28c
  2. #bbe58c
  3. #8ee58c

Triadic

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #8cbbe5
  3. #e58cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #8ce5b6
  3. #b68ce5
  4. #e58cbb

Square

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #8ce5e2
  3. #b68ce5
  4. #e58c8e

Monochromatic

  1. #70b028
  2. #96d74e
  3. #bbe58c
  4. #e0f3ca
  5. #f5fbee

Shades

#bbe58c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #a8ce7e
  3. #96b770
  4. #83a062
  5. #708954
  6. #5e7346
  7. #4b5c38
  8. #38452a
  9. #252e1c
  10. #13170e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbe58c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #c2e898
  3. #c9eaa3
  4. #cfedaf
  5. #d6efba
  6. #ddf2c6
  7. #e4f5d1
  8. #ebf7dd
  9. #f1fae8
  10. #f8fcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbe58c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbe58c
  2. #b5db8b
  3. #afd18a
  4. #a9c788
  5. #a3bd87
  6. #9eb386
  7. #98a885
  8. #929e84
  9. #8c9482
  10. #868a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdddbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edda85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d791 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bedecf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbde88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7dd8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bde1b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbe58c {
  color: #bbe58c;
}
Background
.bg-bbe58c {
  background-color: #bbe58c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbe58c {
  border: 2px solid #bbe58c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbe58c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 229 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 63% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbe58c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbe58c, #8ee58c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbe58c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 229 140 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.96 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.81 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.39 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.42 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.86 #441a73 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbe58c  rgb(187, 229, 140)  hsl(88, 63%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b68ce5  rgb(182, 140, 229)  hsl(268, 63%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#8cbbe5  rgb(140, 187, 229)  hsl(208, 63%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#e58cbb  rgb(229, 140, 187)  hsl(328, 63%, 72%)  Persian Pink