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#BCD9BB

#bcd9bb ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcd9bb is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.82% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 118°, with 28.3% saturation and 79.22% 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 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.639

Complementary

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #d8bbd9

Split complementary

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #c9bbd9
  3. #d9bbcb

Analogous

  1. #cbd9bb
  2. #bcd9bb
  3. #bbd9c9

Triadic

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #bbbcd9
  3. #d9bbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #bbd9d8
  3. #d8bbd9
  4. #d9bbbc

Square

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #bbcbd9
  3. #d8bbd9
  4. #d9c9bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5ca15a
  2. #8cbe8a
  3. #bcd9bb
  4. #ecf4ec
  5. #f2f8f2

Shades

#bcd9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #a9c3a8
  3. #96ae96
  4. #849883
  5. #718270
  6. #5e6d5e
  7. #4b574b
  8. #384138
  9. #262b25
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #c3ddc2
  3. #c9e1c9
  4. #d0e4cf
  5. #d7e8d6
  6. #deecdd
  7. #e4f0e4
  8. #ebf4eb
  9. #f2f7f1
  10. #f8fbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd9bb
  2. #b6d0b5
  3. #b0c7af
  4. #aabea9
  5. #a4b5a3
  6. #9ead9e
  7. #98a498
  8. #929b92
  9. #8c928c
  10. #868986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d4c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbd3b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d0bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bad7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfd6ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbd8c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd9bb {
  color: #bcd9bb;
}
Background
.bg-bcd9bb {
  background-color: #bcd9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd9bb {
  border: 2px solid #bcd9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 217 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd9bb, #bbd9c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 217 187 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.59 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.73 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.55 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.89 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.64 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.77 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.93 #432644 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bcd9bb  rgb(188, 217, 187)  hsl(118, 28%, 79%)  Celadon
#d8bbd9  rgb(216, 187, 217)  hsl(298, 28%, 79%)  Thistle
#bbbcd9  rgb(187, 188, 217)  hsl(238, 28%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#d9bbbc  rgb(217, 187, 188)  hsl(358, 28%, 79%)  Silver Pink