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#BDD28E

#bdd28e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bdd28e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 82.35% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.38% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 78.53°, with 43.04% saturation and 69.02% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.41.

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Relative luminance0.5886

Complementary

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #a38ed2

Split complementary

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #8e9bd2
  3. #c58ed2

Analogous

  1. #d2c58e
  2. #bdd28e
  3. #9bd28e

Triadic

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #8ebdd2
  3. #d28ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #8ed2a3
  3. #a38ed2
  4. #d28ebd

Square

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #8ed2c5
  3. #a38ed2
  4. #d28e9b

Monochromatic

  1. #748e39
  2. #9dbc57
  3. #bdd28e
  4. #dde8c5
  5. #f6f9f0

Shades

#bdd28e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #aabd80
  3. #97a872
  4. #849363
  5. #717e55
  6. #5f6947
  7. #4c5439
  8. #393f2b
  9. #262a1c
  10. #13150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdd28e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #c4d799
  3. #cadba5
  4. #d1e0b0
  5. #d7e4bb
  6. #dee9c7
  7. #e5edd2
  8. #ebf2dd
  9. #f2f6e8
  10. #f8fbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdd28e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdd28e
  2. #b7ca8d
  3. #b1c28b
  4. #abb98a
  5. #a5b188
  6. #9fa987
  7. #98a186
  8. #929984
  9. #8c9083
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cdb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #daca89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7ca91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2cbc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcd8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcd90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0ceaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdd28e {
  color: #bdd28e;
}
Background
.bg-bdd28e {
  background-color: #bdd28e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdd28e {
  border: 2px solid #bdd28e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdd28e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 210 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 43% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdd28e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdd28e, #9bd28e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdd28e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 210 142 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.59 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.19 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.93 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.31 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.46 #422d71 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Olivine
#bdd28e  rgb(189, 210, 142)  hsl(79, 43%, 69%)  Olivine
#a38ed2  rgb(163, 142, 210)  hsl(259, 43%, 69%)  Floral Lavender
#8ebdd2  rgb(142, 189, 210)  hsl(199, 43%, 69%)  Sky Blue
#d28ebd  rgb(210, 142, 189)  hsl(319, 43%, 69%)  Plum