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#BBDFBF

#bbdfbf ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbdfbf is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 87.45% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.35% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 126.67°, with 36% saturation and 80.39% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.671

Complementary

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #dfbbdb

Split complementary

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #d1bbdf
  3. #dfbbc9

Analogous

  1. #c9dfbb
  2. #bbdfbf
  3. #bbdfd1

Triadic

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #bfbbdf
  3. #dfbfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #bbdbdf
  3. #dfbbdb
  4. #dfbfbb

Square

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #bbc9df
  3. #dfbbdb
  4. #dfd1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #53ae5d
  2. #87c78e
  3. #bbdfbf
  4. #eff7f0
  5. #f1f8f2

Shades

#bbdfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #a8c9ac
  3. #96b299
  4. #839c86
  5. #708673
  6. #5e7060
  7. #4b594c
  8. #384339
  9. #252d26
  10. #131613
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbdfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #c2e2c5
  3. #c9e5cc
  4. #cfe9d2
  5. #d6ecd9
  6. #ddefdf
  7. #e4f2e5
  8. #ebf5ec
  9. #f1f9f2
  10. #f8fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbdfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbdfbf
  2. #b5d6b9
  3. #afccb2
  4. #a9c3ac
  5. #a3b9a6
  6. #9eb0a0
  7. #98a699
  8. #929d93
  9. #8c938d
  10. #868a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccdacd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d8bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dad4c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7ddd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2dbbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced9c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9decd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbdfbf {
  color: #bbdfbf;
}
Background
.bg-bbdfbf {
  background-color: #bbdfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbdfbf {
  border: 2px solid #bbdfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbdfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 223 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 127 36% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbdfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbdfbf, #bbdfd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbdfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 223 191 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.28 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.87 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 5.90 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.02 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.78 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.31 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.81 #442040 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Celadon
#bbdfbf  rgb(187, 223, 191)  hsl(127, 36%, 80%)  Celadon
#dfbbdb  rgb(223, 187, 219)  hsl(307, 36%, 80%)  Thistle
#bfbbdf  rgb(191, 187, 223)  hsl(247, 36%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#dfbfbb  rgb(223, 191, 187)  hsl(7, 36%, 80%)  Baby Pink