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#BCECA9

#bceca9 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bceca9 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 92.55% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.39% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 102.99°, with 63.81% saturation and 79.41% 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 15.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.7355

Complementary

  1. #bceca9
  2. #d9a9ec

Split complementary

  1. #bceca9
  2. #b7a9ec
  3. #eca9dd

Analogous

  1. #ddeca9
  2. #bceca9
  3. #a9ecb7

Triadic

  1. #bceca9
  2. #a9bcec
  3. #eca9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bceca9
  2. #a9ecd9
  3. #d9a9ec
  4. #eca9bc

Square

  1. #bceca9
  2. #a9ddec
  3. #d9a9ec
  4. #ecb7a9

Monochromatic

  1. #5bce2e
  2. #8bde6a
  3. #bceca9
  4. #edfae8
  5. #f2fbee

Shades

#bceca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bceca9
  2. #a9d498
  3. #96bd87
  4. #84a576
  5. #718e65
  6. #5e7655
  7. #4b5e44
  8. #384733
  9. #262f22
  10. #131811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bceca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bceca9
  2. #c3eeb2
  3. #c9f0ba
  4. #d0f2c3
  5. #d7f4cb
  6. #def6d4
  7. #e4f7dd
  8. #ebf9e5
  9. #f2fbee
  10. #f8fdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bceca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bceca9
  2. #b6e1a5
  3. #b0d6a1
  4. #aacc9d
  5. #a4c199
  6. #9eb695
  7. #98ab90
  8. #92a08c
  9. #8c9688
  10. #868b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2e4cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1e1a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9ddac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbe7da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dee6a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e3ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbe9c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bceca9 {
  color: #bceca9;
}
Background
.bg-bceca9 {
  background-color: #bceca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bceca9 {
  border: 2px solid #bceca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bceca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 236 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 64% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bceca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bceca9, #a9ecb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bceca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 236 169 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.07 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.84 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 4.99 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.04 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.63 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.28 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.58 #431356 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bceca9  rgb(188, 236, 169)  hsl(103, 64%, 79%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d9a9ec  rgb(217, 169, 236)  hsl(283, 64%, 79%)  Mauve
#a9bcec  rgb(169, 188, 236)  hsl(223, 64%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#eca9bc  rgb(236, 169, 188)  hsl(343, 64%, 79%)  Nadeshiko Pink