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#BDDCA5

#bddca5 ≈ Celadon

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bddca5 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, 86.27% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 93.82°, with 44% saturation and 75.49% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.6472

Complementary

  1. #bddca5
  2. #c4a5dc

Split complementary

  1. #bddca5
  2. #a9a5dc
  3. #dca5d8

Analogous

  1. #d8dca5
  2. #bddca5
  3. #a5dca9

Triadic

  1. #bddca5
  2. #a5bddc
  3. #dca5bd

Tetradic

  1. #bddca5
  2. #a5dcc4
  3. #c4a5dc
  4. #dca5bd

Square

  1. #bddca5
  2. #a5d8dc
  3. #c4a5dc
  4. #dca9a5

Monochromatic

  1. #6ea741
  2. #95c76e
  3. #bddca5
  4. #e5f1dc
  5. #f4f9f0

Shades

#bddca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bddca5
  2. #aac695
  3. #97b084
  4. #849a74
  5. #718463
  6. #5f6e53
  7. #4c5842
  8. #394232
  9. #262c21
  10. #131611
  11. #000000

Tints

#bddca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bddca5
  2. #c4e0ae
  3. #cae3b7
  4. #d1e7c0
  5. #d7eac9
  6. #deeed2
  7. #e5f1db
  8. #ebf5e4
  9. #f2f8ed
  10. #f8fcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bddca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bddca5
  2. #b7d3a1
  3. #b1ca9e
  4. #abc09a
  5. #a5b796
  6. #9fae93
  7. #98a58f
  8. #929c8b
  9. #8c9287
  10. #868984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cad6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d4a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcd2a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bed7cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d7a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d6a7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bed9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bddca5 {
  color: #bddca5;
}
Background
.bg-bddca5 {
  background-color: #bddca5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bddca5 {
  border: 2px solid #bddca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bddca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 220 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 44% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bddca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bddca5, #a5dca9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bddca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 220 165 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.92 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 4.96 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.40 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.23 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 9.58 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.62 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.86 #42235a Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bddca5  rgb(189, 220, 165)  hsl(94, 44%, 75%)  Celadon
#c4a5dc  rgb(196, 165, 220)  hsl(274, 44%, 75%)  Wisteria
#a5bddc  rgb(165, 189, 220)  hsl(214, 44%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#dca5bd  rgb(220, 165, 189)  hsl(334, 44%, 75%)  Nadeshiko Pink