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#BDD397

#bdd397 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bdd397 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, 82.75% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.44% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 82°, with 40.54% saturation and 70.98% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 7.57.

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Relative luminance0.5964

Complementary

  1. #bdd397
  2. #ad97d3

Split complementary

  1. #bdd397
  2. #979fd3
  3. #cb97d3

Analogous

  1. #d3cb97
  2. #bdd397
  3. #9fd397

Triadic

  1. #bdd397
  2. #97bdd3
  3. #d397bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdd397
  2. #97d3ad
  3. #ad97d3
  4. #d397bd

Square

  1. #bdd397
  2. #97d3cb
  3. #ad97d3
  4. #d3979f

Monochromatic

  1. #74933e
  2. #9bbc61
  3. #bdd397
  4. #dfeacd
  5. #f6f9f1

Shades

#bdd397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdd397
  2. #aabe88
  3. #97a979
  4. #84946a
  5. #717f5b
  6. #5f6a4c
  7. #4c543c
  8. #393f2d
  9. #262a1e
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdd397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdd397
  2. #c4d7a1
  3. #cadcac
  4. #d1e0b6
  5. #d7e5c1
  6. #dee9cb
  7. #e5edd5
  8. #ebf2e0
  9. #f2f6ea
  10. #f8fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdd397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdd397
  2. #b7cb95
  3. #b1c292
  4. #abba90
  5. #a5b28e
  6. #9faa8c
  7. #98a189
  8. #929987
  9. #8c9185
  10. #868882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5ceb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dacc93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1cdc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcf95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdce99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfd0b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdd397 {
  color: #bdd397;
}
Background
.bg-bdd397 {
  background-color: #bdd397;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdd397 {
  border: 2px solid #bdd397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdd397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 211 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 41% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdd397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdd397, #9fd397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdd397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 211 151 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.57 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.66 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.13 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.46 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.70 #422c68 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bdd397  rgb(189, 211, 151)  hsl(82, 41%, 71%)  Granny Smith Apple
#ad97d3  rgb(173, 151, 211)  hsl(262, 41%, 71%)  Wisteria
#97bdd3  rgb(151, 189, 211)  hsl(202, 41%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#d397bd  rgb(211, 151, 189)  hsl(322, 41%, 71%)  Lilac