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#BCD09A

#bcd09a ≈ Tea Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcd09a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 81.57% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.96% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 82.22°, with 36.49% saturation and 70.98% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tea Green (#d0f0c0), ΔE 7.82.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5814

Complementary

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #ae9ad0

Split complementary

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #9aa1d0
  3. #c99ad0

Analogous

  1. #d0c99a
  2. #bcd09a
  3. #a1d09a

Triadic

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #9abcd0
  3. #d09abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #9ad0ae
  3. #ae9ad0
  4. #d09abc

Square

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #9ad0c9
  3. #ae9ad0
  4. #d09aa1

Monochromatic

  1. #728f42
  2. #99b866
  3. #bcd09a
  4. #dfe8ce
  5. #f6f9f1

Shades

#bcd09a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #a9bb8b
  3. #96a67b
  4. #84926c
  5. #717d5c
  6. #5e684d
  7. #4b533e
  8. #383e2e
  9. #262a1f
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd09a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #c3d5a4
  3. #c9d9ae
  4. #d0deb8
  5. #d7e3c2
  6. #dee8cd
  7. #e4ecd7
  8. #ebf1e1
  9. #f2f6eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd09a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd09a
  2. #b6c897
  3. #b0c095
  4. #aab892
  5. #a4b090
  6. #9ea88d
  7. #98a08a
  8. #929888
  9. #8c9085
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ccb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c997 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c89c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0cbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccc98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacc9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #becdb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd09a {
  color: #bcd09a;
}
Background
.bg-bcd09a {
  background-color: #bcd09a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd09a {
  border: 2px solid #bcd09a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd09a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 208 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 36% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd09a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd09a, #a1d09a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd09a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 208 154 / 0.35);
}

#d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.82 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.85 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.87 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.24 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.68 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.71 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.07 #432f65 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Tea Green
#bcd09a  rgb(188, 208, 154)  hsl(82, 36%, 71%)  Tea Green
#ae9ad0  rgb(174, 154, 208)  hsl(262, 36%, 71%)  Wisteria
#9abcd0  rgb(154, 188, 208)  hsl(202, 36%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#d09abc  rgb(208, 154, 188)  hsl(322, 36%, 71%)  Lilac