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#bbfa8d ≈ Pale Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbfa8d 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, 98.04% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 94.68°, with 91.6% saturation and 76.67% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.8086

Complementary

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #cc8dfa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #968dfa
  3. #fa8df2

Analogous

  1. #f2fa8d
  2. #bbfa8d
  3. #8dfa96

Triadic

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #8dbbfa
  3. #fa8dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #8dfacc
  3. #cc8dfa
  4. #fa8dbb

Square

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #8df2fa
  3. #cc8dfa
  4. #fa968d

Monochromatic

  1. #66e40a
  2. #8ff744
  3. #bbfa8d
  4. #e7fdd6
  5. #f3feeb

Shades

#bbfa8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #a8e17f
  3. #96c871
  4. #83af63
  5. #709655
  6. #5e7d47
  7. #4b6438
  8. #384b2a
  9. #25321c
  10. #13190e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfa8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #c2fb98
  3. #c9fba4
  4. #cffcaf
  5. #d6fcbb
  6. #ddfdc6
  7. #e4fdd1
  8. #ebfedd
  9. #f1fee8
  10. #f8fff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfa8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfa8d
  2. #b5ee8c
  3. #afe28a
  4. #a9d589
  5. #a3c988
  6. #9ebd87
  7. #98b185
  8. #92a584
  9. #8c9883
  10. #868c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8f0ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffec84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e693 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcf2e0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9f188 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ef91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcf5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfa8d {
  color: #bbfa8d;
}
Background
.bg-bbfa8d {
  background-color: #bbfa8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfa8d {
  border: 2px solid #bbfa8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfa8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 92% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfa8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfa8d, #8dfa96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfa8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 141 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.67 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.86 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.54 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.14 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.14 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.49 #440572 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#bbfa8d  rgb(187, 250, 141)  hsl(95, 92%, 77%)  Pale Green
#cc8dfa  rgb(204, 141, 250)  hsl(275, 92%, 77%)  Floral Lavender
#8dbbfa  rgb(141, 187, 250)  hsl(215, 92%, 77%)  Maya Blue
#fa8dbb  rgb(250, 141, 187)  hsl(335, 92%, 77%)  Persian Pink