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#BDCE99

#bdce99 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bdce99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 79.25°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.87.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5726

Complementary

  1. #bdce99
  2. #aa99ce

Split complementary

  1. #bdce99
  2. #99a2ce
  3. #c599ce

Analogous

  1. #cec599
  2. #bdce99
  3. #a2ce99

Triadic

  1. #bdce99
  2. #99bdce
  3. #ce99bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdce99
  2. #99ceaa
  3. #aa99ce
  4. #ce99bd

Square

  1. #bdce99
  2. #99cec5
  3. #aa99ce
  4. #ce99a2

Monochromatic

  1. #748b43
  2. #9cb565
  3. #bdce99
  4. #dee7cd
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#bdce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdce99
  2. #aab98a
  3. #97a57a
  4. #84906b
  5. #717c5c
  6. #5f674d
  7. #4c523d
  8. #393e2e
  9. #26291f
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdce99
  2. #c4d3a3
  3. #cad8ad
  4. #d1ddb8
  5. #d7e2c2
  6. #dee7cc
  7. #e5ebd6
  8. #ebf0e0
  9. #f2f5eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdce99
  2. #b7c697
  3. #b1be94
  4. #abb792
  5. #a5af8f
  6. #9fa78d
  7. #989f8a
  8. #929788
  9. #8c9085
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c79b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c9c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccca97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caca9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0cbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdce99 {
  color: #bdce99;
}
Background
.bg-bdce99 {
  background-color: #bdce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdce99 {
  border: 2px solid #bdce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdce99, #a2ce99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.87 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.90 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.39 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.04 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.04 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.33 #423166 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bdce99  rgb(189, 206, 153)  hsl(79, 35%, 70%)  Olivine
#aa99ce  rgb(170, 153, 206)  hsl(259, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#99bdce  rgb(153, 189, 206)  hsl(199, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#ce99bd  rgb(206, 153, 189)  hsl(319, 35%, 70%)  Lilac