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#BBCF8A

#bbcf8a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbcf8a 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, 81.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 77.39°, with 41.82% saturation and 67.65% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.83.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5703

Complementary

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #9e8acf

Split complementary

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #8a99cf
  3. #c18acf

Analogous

  1. #cfc18a
  2. #bbcf8a
  3. #99cf8a

Triadic

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #8abbcf
  3. #cf8abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #8acf9e
  3. #9e8acf
  4. #cf8abb

Square

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #8acfc1
  3. #9e8acf
  4. #cf8a99

Monochromatic

  1. #718838
  2. #9bb954
  3. #bbcf8a
  4. #dbe5c0
  5. #f7f9f1

Shades

#bbcf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #a8ba7c
  3. #96a66e
  4. #839161
  5. #707c53
  6. #5e6845
  7. #4b5337
  8. #383e29
  9. #25291c
  10. #13150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #c2d496
  3. #c9d9a1
  4. #cfddad
  5. #d6e2b9
  6. #dde7c5
  7. #e4ecd0
  8. #ebf1dc
  9. #f1f5e8
  10. #f8faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcf8a
  2. #b5c789
  3. #afbf88
  4. #a9b787
  5. #a3af86
  6. #9ea885
  7. #98a084
  8. #929883
  9. #8c9082
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2cab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c78d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1c8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccca87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbca8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #becbab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcf8a {
  color: #bbcf8a;
}
Background
.bg-bbcf8a {
  background-color: #bbcf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcf8a {
  border: 2px solid #bbcf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 207 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 42% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcf8a, #99cf8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 207 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.30 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.01 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.16 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.65 #443075 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#bbcf8a  rgb(187, 207, 138)  hsl(77, 42%, 68%)  Olivine
#9e8acf  rgb(158, 138, 207)  hsl(257, 42%, 68%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8abbcf  rgb(138, 187, 207)  hsl(197, 42%, 68%)  Moonstone Blue
#cf8abb  rgb(207, 138, 187)  hsl(317, 42%, 68%)  Sky Magenta