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#BCD4AF

#bcd4af ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcd4af is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 83.14% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.45% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 98.92°, with 30.08% saturation and 75.88% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.57.

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Relative luminance0.6087

Complementary

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #c7afd4

Split complementary

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #b4afd4
  3. #d4afce

Analogous

  1. #ced4af
  2. #bcd4af
  3. #afd4b4

Triadic

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #afbcd4
  3. #d4afbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #afd4c7
  3. #c7afd4
  4. #d4afbc

Square

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #afced4
  3. #c7afd4
  4. #d4b4af

Monochromatic

  1. #6b9852
  2. #92b97d
  3. #bcd4af
  4. #e6efe1
  5. #f4f8f2

Shades

#bcd4af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #a9bf9e
  3. #96aa8c
  4. #84947b
  5. #717f69
  6. #5e6a58
  7. #4b5546
  8. #384035
  9. #262a23
  10. #131512
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd4af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #c3d8b7
  3. #c9ddbf
  4. #d0e1c7
  5. #d7e5cf
  6. #deead7
  7. #e4eedf
  8. #ebf2e7
  9. #f2f6ef
  10. #f8fbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd4af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd4af
  2. #b6ccaa
  3. #b0c3a6
  4. #aabba1
  5. #a4b29c
  6. #9eaa98
  7. #98a293
  8. #92998e
  9. #8c9189
  10. #868885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6d0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7cead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3ccb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcd1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd0ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacfb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcd2c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd4af {
  color: #bcd4af;
}
Background
.bg-bcd4af {
  background-color: #bcd4af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd4af {
  border: 2px solid #bcd4af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd4af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 212 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 99 30% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd4af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd4af, #afd4b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd4af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 212 175 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.57 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.60 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.89 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.96 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.09 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 10.89 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.09 #432b50 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Celadon
#bcd4af  rgb(188, 212, 175)  hsl(99, 30%, 76%)  Celadon
#c7afd4  rgb(199, 175, 212)  hsl(279, 30%, 76%)  Lilac
#afbcd4  rgb(175, 188, 212)  hsl(219, 30%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#d4afbc  rgb(212, 175, 188)  hsl(339, 30%, 76%)  Thistle