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#BBCE99

#bbce99 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbce99 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 81.51°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 7.65.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5701

Complementary

  1. #bbce99
  2. #ac99ce

Split complementary

  1. #bbce99
  2. #99a0ce
  3. #c699ce

Analogous

  1. #cec699
  2. #bbce99
  3. #a0ce99

Triadic

  1. #bbce99
  2. #99bbce
  3. #ce99bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbce99
  2. #99ceac
  3. #ac99ce
  4. #ce99bb

Square

  1. #bbce99
  2. #99cec6
  3. #ac99ce
  4. #ce99a0

Monochromatic

  1. #718b43
  2. #99b565
  3. #bbce99
  4. #dde7cd
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#bbce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbce99
  2. #a8b98a
  3. #96a57a
  4. #83906b
  5. #707c5c
  6. #5e674d
  7. #4b523d
  8. #383e2e
  9. #25291f
  10. #13150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbce99
  2. #c2d3a3
  3. #c9d8ad
  4. #cfddb8
  5. #d6e2c2
  6. #dde7cc
  7. #e4ebd6
  8. #ebf0e0
  9. #f1f5eb
  10. #f8faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbce99
  2. #b5c697
  3. #afbe94
  4. #a9b792
  5. #a3af8f
  6. #9ea78d
  7. #989f8a
  8. #929788
  9. #8c9085
  10. #868883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2cab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c796 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c79b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc9c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbca97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9ca9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdcbb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbce99 {
  color: #bbce99;
}
Background
.bg-bbce99 {
  background-color: #bbce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbce99 {
  border: 2px solid #bbce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbce99, #a0ce99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.65 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.17 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.25 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.27 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.70 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.88 #443166 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbce99  rgb(187, 206, 153)  hsl(82, 35%, 70%)  Olivine
#ac99ce  rgb(172, 153, 206)  hsl(262, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#99bbce  rgb(153, 187, 206)  hsl(202, 35%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#ce99bb  rgb(206, 153, 187)  hsl(322, 35%, 70%)  Lilac