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#BFDE9F

#bfde9f ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bfde9f is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.06% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.38% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 89.52°, with 48.84% saturation and 74.71% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.6582

Complementary

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #be9fde

Split complementary

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #9fa0de
  3. #de9fde

Analogous

  1. #dede9f
  2. #bfde9f
  3. #a0de9f

Triadic

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #9fbfde
  3. #de9fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #9fdebe
  3. #be9fde
  4. #de9fbf

Square

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #9fdede
  3. #be9fde
  4. #de9fa0

Monochromatic

  1. #73aa3a
  2. #99ca66
  3. #bfde9f
  4. #e5f2d8
  5. #f5faf0

Shades

#bfde9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #acc88f
  3. #99b27f
  4. #869b6f
  5. #73855f
  6. #606f50
  7. #4c5940
  8. #394330
  9. #262c20
  10. #131610
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfde9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #c5e1a9
  3. #cce5b2
  4. #d2e8bc
  5. #d9ebc5
  6. #dfefcf
  7. #e5f2d9
  8. #ecf5e2
  9. #f2f8ec
  10. #f9fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfde9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfde9f
  2. #b9d59c
  3. #b2cb99
  4. #acc296
  5. #a6b893
  6. #a0af90
  7. #99a68c
  8. #939c89
  9. #8d9386
  10. #868983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd8c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d59b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd3a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1d8cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6d99d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3d8a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0dbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfde9f {
  color: #bfde9f;
}
Background
.bg-bfde9f {
  background-color: #bfde9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfde9f {
  border: 2px solid #bfde9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfde9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 222 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 49% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfde9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfde9f, #a0de9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfde9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 222 159 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.26 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.60 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.99 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.71 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.70 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.77 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 10.34 #402160 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bfde9f  rgb(191, 222, 159)  hsl(90, 49%, 75%)  Granny Smith Apple
#be9fde  rgb(190, 159, 222)  hsl(270, 49%, 75%)  Wisteria
#9fbfde  rgb(159, 191, 222)  hsl(210, 49%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#de9fbf  rgb(222, 159, 191)  hsl(330, 49%, 75%)  Nadeshiko Pink