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#BCDB91

#bcdb91 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bcdb91 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 85.88% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 85.14°, with 50.68% saturation and 71.37% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.634

Complementary

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #b091db

Split complementary

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #9197db
  3. #d591db

Analogous

  1. #dbd591
  2. #bcdb91
  3. #97db91

Triadic

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #91bcdb
  3. #db91bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #91dbb0
  3. #b091db
  4. #db91bc

Square

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #91dbd5
  3. #b091db
  4. #db9197

Monochromatic

  1. #729f34
  2. #99c857
  3. #bcdb91
  4. #dfeecb
  5. #f6faf0

Shades

#bcdb91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #a9c583
  3. #96af74
  4. #849966
  5. #718357
  6. #5e6e49
  7. #4b583a
  8. #38422c
  9. #262c1d
  10. #13160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdb91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #c3df9c
  3. #c9e2a7
  4. #d0e6b2
  5. #d7e9bd
  6. #deedc8
  7. #e4f1d3
  8. #ebf4de
  9. #f2f8e9
  10. #f8fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdb91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdb91
  2. #b6d28f
  3. #b0c98e
  4. #aac08c
  5. #a4b78a
  6. #9eae89
  7. #98a487
  8. #929b85
  9. #8c9283
  10. #868982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9d5ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d28c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded095 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0d4c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d68e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d493 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bed7b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdb91 {
  color: #bcdb91;
}
Background
.bg-bcdb91 {
  background-color: #bcdb91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdb91 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdb91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdb91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 219 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 51% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdb91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdb91, #97db91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdb91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 219 145 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.43 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.82 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.83 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.70 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.85 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.55 #43246e Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bcdb91  rgb(188, 219, 145)  hsl(85, 51%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b091db  rgb(176, 145, 219)  hsl(265, 51%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#91bcdb  rgb(145, 188, 219)  hsl(205, 51%, 71%)  Light Sky Blue
#db91bc  rgb(219, 145, 188)  hsl(325, 51%, 71%)  Persian Pink