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#BBF8A9

#bbf8a9 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbf8a9 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 97.25% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.85% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 106.33°, with 84.95% saturation and 81.76% 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 17.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.8056

Complementary

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #e6a9f8

Split complementary

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #bea9f8
  3. #f8a9e2

Analogous

  1. #e2f8a9
  2. #bbf8a9
  3. #a9f8be

Triadic

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #a9bbf8
  3. #f8a9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #a9f8e6
  3. #e6a9f8
  4. #f8a9bb

Square

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #a9e2f8
  3. #e6a9f8
  4. #f8bea9

Monochromatic

  1. #4bec1b
  2. #83f262
  3. #bbf8a9
  4. #f0fdec
  5. #f0fdec

Shades

#bbf8a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #a8df98
  3. #96c687
  4. #83ae76
  5. #709565
  6. #5e7c55
  7. #4b6344
  8. #384a33
  9. #253222
  10. #131911
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf8a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #c2f9b2
  3. #c9f9ba
  4. #cffac3
  5. #d6fbcb
  6. #ddfcd4
  7. #e4fcdd
  8. #ebfde5
  9. #f1feee
  10. #f8fef6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf8a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf8a9
  2. #b5eca5
  3. #afe0a1
  4. #a9d49d
  5. #a3c899
  6. #9ebc95
  7. #98b090
  8. #92a48c
  9. #8c9888
  10. #868c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7eed2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fdeba4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3e6ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8f3e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6f1a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfedac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9f5cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf8a9 {
  color: #bbf8a9;
}
Background
.bg-bbf8a9 {
  background-color: #bbf8a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf8a9 {
  border: 2px solid #bbf8a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf8a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 248 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 85% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf8a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf8a9, #a9f8be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf8a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 248 169 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.71 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.12 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.57 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.61 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.18 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.28 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.51 #440756 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbf8a9  rgb(187, 248, 169)  hsl(106, 85%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e6a9f8  rgb(230, 169, 248)  hsl(286, 85%, 82%)  Mauve
#a9bbf8  rgb(169, 187, 248)  hsl(226, 85%, 82%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#f8a9bb  rgb(248, 169, 187)  hsl(346, 85%, 82%)  Nadeshiko Pink