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#BBF99A

#bbf99a ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbf99a is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 97.65% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.15% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 99.16°, with 88.79% saturation and 79.02% 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 17.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8065

Complementary

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #d89af9

Split complementary

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #a99af9
  3. #f99aea

Analogous

  1. #eaf99a
  2. #bbf99a
  3. #9af9a9

Triadic

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #9abbf9
  3. #f99abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #9af9d8
  3. #d89af9
  4. #f99abb

Square

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #9aeaf9
  3. #d89af9
  4. #f9a99a

Monochromatic

  1. #5bec0e
  2. #8af552
  3. #bbf99a
  4. #ecfde2
  5. #f2feec

Shades

#bbf99a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #a8e08b
  3. #96c77b
  4. #83ae6c
  5. #70955c
  6. #5e7d4d
  7. #4b643e
  8. #384b2e
  9. #25321f
  10. #13190f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbf99a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #c2faa4
  3. #c9faae
  4. #cffbb8
  5. #d6fbc2
  6. #ddfccd
  7. #e4fdd7
  8. #ebfde1
  9. #f1feeb
  10. #f8fef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbf99a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbf99a
  2. #b5ed97
  3. #afe195
  4. #a9d592
  5. #a3c990
  6. #9ebd8d
  7. #98b08a
  8. #92a488
  9. #8c9885
  10. #868c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7efcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e69f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baf2e1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7f196 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ee9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbf5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbf99a {
  color: #bbf99a;
}
Background
.bg-bbf99a {
  background-color: #bbf99a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbf99a {
  border: 2px solid #bbf99a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbf99a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 249 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 89% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbf99a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbf99a, #9af9a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbf99a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 249 154 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.84 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.08 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.62 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.40 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.70 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.16 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.26 #440665 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#bbf99a  rgb(187, 249, 154)  hsl(99, 89%, 79%)  Pale Green
#d89af9  rgb(216, 154, 249)  hsl(279, 89%, 79%)  Mauve
#9abbf9  rgb(154, 187, 249)  hsl(219, 89%, 79%)  Light Steel Blue
#f99abb  rgb(249, 154, 187)  hsl(339, 89%, 79%)  Carnation Pink