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#BCDEA9

#bcdea9 ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bcdea9 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 87.06% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.87% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 98.49°, with 44.54% saturation and 76.67% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.658

Complementary

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #cba9de

Split complementary

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #b1a9de
  3. #dea9d7

Analogous

  1. #d7dea9
  2. #bcdea9
  3. #a9deb1

Triadic

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #a9bcde
  3. #dea9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #a9decb
  3. #cba9de
  4. #dea9bc

Square

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #a9d7de
  3. #cba9de
  4. #deb1a9

Monochromatic

  1. #68ac42
  2. #91c972
  3. #bcdea9
  4. #e7f3e0
  5. #f4f9f0

Shades

#bcdea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #a9c898
  3. #96b287
  4. #849b76
  5. #718565
  6. #5e6f55
  7. #4b5944
  8. #384333
  9. #262c22
  10. #131611
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcdea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #c3e1b2
  3. #c9e5ba
  4. #d0e8c3
  5. #d7ebcb
  6. #deefd4
  7. #e4f2dd
  8. #ebf5e5
  9. #f2f8ee
  10. #f8fcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcdea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcdea9
  2. #b6d5a5
  3. #b0cba1
  4. #aac29d
  5. #a4b899
  6. #9eaf95
  7. #98a690
  8. #929c8c
  9. #8c9388
  10. #868984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd8c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d6a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddd3ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcdad0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d9a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d7aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcdbc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcdea9 {
  color: #bcdea9;
}
Background
.bg-bcdea9 {
  background-color: #bcdea9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcdea9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcdea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcdea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 222 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 45% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcdea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcdea9, #a9deb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcdea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 222 169 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.04 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 4.42 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.00 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.69 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.60 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.67 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 10.17 #432156 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bcdea9  rgb(188, 222, 169)  hsl(98, 45%, 77%)  Celadon
#cba9de  rgb(203, 169, 222)  hsl(278, 45%, 77%)  Wisteria
#a9bcde  rgb(169, 188, 222)  hsl(218, 45%, 77%)  Light Steel Blue
#dea9bc  rgb(222, 169, 188)  hsl(338, 45%, 77%)  Nadeshiko Pink