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#BBDA8A

#bbda8a ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbda8a 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, 85.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.7% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 83.25°, with 51.95% saturation and 69.8% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6254

Complementary

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #a98ada

Split complementary

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #8a93da
  3. #d18ada

Analogous

  1. #dad18a
  2. #bbda8a
  3. #93da8a

Triadic

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #8abbda
  3. #da8abb

Tetradic

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #8adaa9
  3. #a98ada
  4. #da8abb

Square

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #8adad1
  3. #a98ada
  4. #da8a93

Monochromatic

  1. #719a31
  2. #99c850
  3. #bbda8a
  4. #ddecc4
  5. #f6faf0

Shades

#bbda8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #a8c47c
  3. #96ae6e
  4. #839961
  5. #708353
  6. #5e6d45
  7. #4b5737
  8. #384129
  9. #252c1c
  10. #13160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbda8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #c2de96
  3. #c9e1a1
  4. #cfe5ad
  5. #d6e9b9
  6. #ddedc5
  7. #e4f0d0
  8. #ebf4dc
  9. #f1f8e8
  10. #f8fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbda8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbda8a
  2. #b5d189
  3. #afc888
  4. #a9bf87
  5. #a3b686
  6. #9ead85
  7. #98a484
  8. #929b83
  9. #8c9282
  10. #868981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7d4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d084 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #decf8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0d3c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d487 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d38c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bed6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbda8a {
  color: #bbda8a;
}
Background
.bg-bbda8a {
  background-color: #bbda8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbda8a {
  border: 2px solid #bbda8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbda8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 218 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbda8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbda8a, #93da8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbda8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 218 138 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.76 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.72 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.80 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.84 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.91 #442575 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbda8a  rgb(187, 218, 138)  hsl(83, 52%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a98ada  rgb(169, 138, 218)  hsl(263, 52%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8abbda  rgb(138, 187, 218)  hsl(203, 52%, 70%)  Baby Blue
#da8abb  rgb(218, 138, 187)  hsl(323, 52%, 70%)  Persian Pink