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#BEDD99

#bedd99 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bedd99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 86.67% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 87.35°, with 50% saturation and 73.33% 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 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6496

Complementary

  1. #bedd99
  2. #b899dd

Split complementary

  1. #bedd99
  2. #999cdd
  3. #da99dd

Analogous

  1. #ddda99
  2. #bedd99
  3. #9cdd99

Triadic

  1. #bedd99
  2. #99bedd
  3. #dd99be

Tetradic

  1. #bedd99
  2. #99ddb8
  3. #b899dd
  4. #dd99be

Square

  1. #bedd99
  2. #99ddda
  3. #b899dd
  4. #dd999c

Monochromatic

  1. #73a637
  2. #99ca60
  3. #bedd99
  4. #e3f0d2
  5. #f5faf0

Shades

#bedd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bedd99
  2. #abc78a
  3. #98b17a
  4. #859b6b
  5. #72855c
  6. #5f6f4d
  7. #4c583d
  8. #39422e
  9. #262c1f
  10. #13160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bedd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bedd99
  2. #c5e0a3
  3. #cbe4ad
  4. #d2e7b8
  5. #d8ebc2
  6. #dfeecc
  7. #e5f1d6
  8. #ecf5e0
  9. #f2f8eb
  10. #f9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bedd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bedd99
  2. #b8d497
  3. #b2ca94
  4. #abc192
  5. #a5b88f
  6. #9faf8d
  7. #99a58a
  8. #939c88
  9. #8c9385
  10. #868983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbd7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d494 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd29c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1d7cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6d896 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d79b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0d9b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bedd99 {
  color: #bedd99;
}
Background
.bg-bedd99 {
  background-color: #bedd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bedd99 {
  border: 2px solid #bedd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bedd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 221 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bedd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bedd99, #9cdd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bedd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 221 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.50 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 6.56 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.13 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.26 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.08 #412266 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bedd99  rgb(190, 221, 153)  hsl(87, 50%, 73%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b899dd  rgb(184, 153, 221)  hsl(267, 50%, 73%)  Wisteria
#99bedd  rgb(153, 190, 221)  hsl(207, 50%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#dd99be  rgb(221, 153, 190)  hsl(327, 50%, 73%)  Carnation Pink