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#BDEB96

#bdeb96 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bdeb96 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, 92.16% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.17% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 92.47°, with 68% 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 15.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7244

Complementary

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #c496eb

Split complementary

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #9996eb
  3. #eb96e8

Analogous

  1. #e8eb96
  2. #bdeb96
  3. #96eb99

Triadic

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #96bdeb
  3. #eb96bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #96ebc4
  3. #c496eb
  4. #eb96bd

Square

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #96e8eb
  3. #c496eb
  4. #eb9996

Monochromatic

  1. #6ec325
  2. #95df56
  3. #bdeb96
  4. #e5f7d6
  5. #f4fcee

Shades

#bdeb96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #aad487
  3. #97bc78
  4. #84a569
  5. #718d5a
  6. #5f764b
  7. #4c5e3c
  8. #39472d
  9. #262f1e
  10. #13180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdeb96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #c4eda1
  3. #caefab
  4. #d1f1b6
  5. #d7f3c0
  6. #def5cb
  7. #e5f7d5
  8. #ebf9e0
  9. #f2fbea
  10. #f8fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdeb96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdeb96
  2. #b7e094
  3. #b1d692
  4. #abcb8f
  5. #a5c08d
  6. #9fb68b
  7. #98ab89
  8. #92a087
  9. #8c9584
  10. #868b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1e3c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2e090 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebdc9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfe4d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe492 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae299 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bee7bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdeb96 {
  color: #bdeb96;
}
Background
.bg-bdeb96 {
  background-color: #bdeb96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdeb96 {
  border: 2px solid #bdeb96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdeb96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 235 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 68% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdeb96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdeb96, #96eb99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdeb96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 235 150 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.06 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.78 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.78 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.79 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.84 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.05 #421469 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bdeb96  rgb(189, 235, 150)  hsl(92, 68%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#c496eb  rgb(196, 150, 235)  hsl(272, 68%, 75%)  Wisteria
#96bdeb  rgb(150, 189, 235)  hsl(212, 68%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#eb96bd  rgb(235, 150, 189)  hsl(332, 68%, 75%)  Carnation Pink