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#BCD495

#bcd495 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcd495 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, 83.14% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.72% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 82.86°, with 42.28% saturation and 70.78% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 7.16.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5995

Complementary

  1. #bcd495
  2. #ad95d4

Split complementary

  1. #bcd495
  2. #959cd4
  3. #cc95d4

Analogous

  1. #d4cc95
  2. #bcd495
  3. #9cd495

Triadic

  1. #bcd495
  2. #95bcd4
  3. #d495bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd495
  2. #95d4ad
  3. #ad95d4
  4. #d495bc

Square

  1. #bcd495
  2. #95d4cc
  3. #ad95d4
  4. #d4959c

Monochromatic

  1. #72943c
  2. #9abe5f
  3. #bcd495
  4. #deeacb
  5. #f6f9f0

Shades

#bcd495 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd495
  2. #a9bf86
  3. #96aa77
  4. #849468
  5. #717f59
  6. #5e6a4b
  7. #4b553c
  8. #38402d
  9. #262a1e
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd495 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd495
  2. #c3d8a0
  3. #c9ddaa
  4. #d0e1b5
  5. #d7e5bf
  6. #deeaca
  7. #e4eed5
  8. #ebf2df
  9. #f2f6ea
  10. #f8fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd495 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd495
  2. #b6cc93
  3. #b0c391
  4. #aabb8f
  5. #a4b28d
  6. #9eaa8b
  7. #98a288
  8. #929986
  9. #8c9184
  10. #868882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cfb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbcc91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0cec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcf93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcf97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bed0b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd495 {
  color: #bcd495;
}
Background
.bg-bcd495 {
  background-color: #bcd495;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd495 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd495;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd495;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 212 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 42% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd495 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd495, #9cd495);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd495 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 212 149 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.16 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.72 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.74 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.81 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.95 #432b6a Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bcd495  rgb(188, 212, 149)  hsl(83, 42%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ad95d4  rgb(173, 149, 212)  hsl(263, 42%, 71%)  Wisteria
#95bcd4  rgb(149, 188, 212)  hsl(203, 42%, 71%)  Baby Blue
#d495bc  rgb(212, 149, 188)  hsl(323, 42%, 71%)  Lilac