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#BBECBB

#bbecbb ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbecbb is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 92.55% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.76% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 56.32% saturation and 82.94% 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 15.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.7414

Complementary

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #ecbbec

Split complementary

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #d3bbec
  3. #ecbbd3

Analogous

  1. #d3ecbb
  2. #bbecbb
  3. #bbecd3

Triadic

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #bbbbec
  3. #ecbbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #bbecec
  3. #ecbbec
  4. #ecbbbb

Square

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #bbd3ec
  3. #ecbbec
  4. #ecd3bb

Monochromatic

  1. #43cb43
  2. #7fdb7f
  3. #bbecbb
  4. #effbef
  5. #effbef

Shades

#bbecbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #a8d4a8
  3. #96bd96
  4. #83a583
  5. #708e70
  6. #5e765e
  7. #4b5e4b
  8. #384738
  9. #252f25
  10. #131813
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbecbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #c2eec2
  3. #c9f0c9
  4. #cff2cf
  5. #d6f4d6
  6. #ddf6dd
  7. #e4f7e4
  8. #ebf9eb
  9. #f1fbf1
  10. #f8fdf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbecbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbecbb
  2. #b5e1b5
  3. #afd6af
  4. #a9cca9
  5. #a3c1a3
  6. #9eb69e
  7. #98ab98
  8. #92a092
  9. #8c968c
  10. #868b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eee3b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6debd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7e9de ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce6b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e3bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8ead1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbecbb {
  color: #bbecbb;
}
Background
.bg-bbecbb {
  background-color: #bbecbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbecbb {
  border: 2px solid #bbecbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbecbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 236 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 56% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbecbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbecbb, #bbecd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbecbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 236 187 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 2.79 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 3.82 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.92 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.10 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.85 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.41 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 9.99 #441344 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbecbb  rgb(187, 236, 187)  hsl(120, 56%, 83%)  Celadon
#ecbbec  rgb(236, 187, 236)  hsl(300, 56%, 83%)  Plum
#bbbbec  rgb(187, 187, 236)  hsl(240, 56%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#ecbbbb  rgb(236, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 56%, 83%)  Baby Pink