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#BBCA8A

#bbca8a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bbca8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 79.22% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.68% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 74.06°, with 37.65% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.5464

Complementary

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #998aca

Split complementary

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #8a9bca
  3. #b98aca

Analogous

  1. #cab98a
  2. #bbca8a
  3. #9bca8a

Triadic

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #8abbca
  3. #ca8abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #8aca99
  3. #998aca
  4. #ca8abb

Square

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #8acab9
  3. #998aca
  4. #ca8a9b

Monochromatic

  1. #70813a
  2. #9cb255
  3. #bbca8a
  4. #dae2bf
  5. #f7f9f1

Shades

#bbca8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #a8b67c
  3. #96a26e
  4. #838d61
  5. #707953
  6. #5e6545
  7. #4b5137
  8. #383d29
  9. #25281c
  10. #13140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbca8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #c2cf96
  3. #c9d5a1
  4. #cfdaad
  5. #d6dfb9
  6. #dde5c5
  7. #e4ead0
  8. #ebefdc
  9. #f1f4e8
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbca8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbca8a
  2. #b5c389
  3. #afbb88
  4. #a9b487
  5. #a3ac86
  6. #9ea585
  7. #989e84
  8. #929683
  9. #8c8f82
  10. #868781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c6af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c386 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c38d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c3b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c687 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c68c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc6a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbca8a {
  color: #bbca8a;
}
Background
.bg-bbca8a {
  background-color: #bbca8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbca8a {
  border: 2px solid #bbca8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbca8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 202 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 38% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbca8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbca8a, #9bca8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbca8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 202 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.58 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.00 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.93 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 10.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.18 #443575 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbca8a  rgb(187, 202, 138)  hsl(74, 38%, 67%)  Olivine
#998aca  rgb(153, 138, 202)  hsl(254, 38%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8abbca  rgb(138, 187, 202)  hsl(194, 38%, 67%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca8abb  rgb(202, 138, 187)  hsl(314, 38%, 67%)  Sky Magenta