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#BBFAAE

#bbfaae ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bbfaae is a color from the green family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 98.04% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 109.74°, with 88.37% saturation and 83.14% 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 17.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.8199

Complementary

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #edaefa

Split complementary

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #c7aefa
  3. #faaee1

Analogous

  1. #e1faae
  2. #bbfaae
  3. #aefac7

Triadic

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #aebbfa
  3. #faaebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #aefaed
  3. #edaefa
  4. #faaebb

Square

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #aee1fa
  3. #edaefa
  4. #fac7ae

Monochromatic

  1. #42f11e
  2. #7ff666
  3. #bbfaae
  4. #effeec
  5. #effeec

Shades

#bbfaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #a8e19d
  3. #96c88b
  4. #83af7a
  5. #709668
  6. #5e7d57
  7. #4b6446
  8. #384b34
  9. #253223
  10. #131911
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbfaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #c2fbb6
  3. #c9fbbe
  4. #cffcc6
  5. #d6fcce
  6. #ddfdd7
  7. #e4fddf
  8. #ebfee7
  9. #f1feef
  10. #f8fff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbfaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbfaae
  2. #b5eea9
  3. #afe2a5
  4. #a9d5a0
  5. #a3c99c
  6. #9ebd97
  7. #98b192
  8. #92a58e
  9. #8c9889
  10. #868c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9f0d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #feeda9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4e7b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7f5e6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7f3ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0efb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9f7d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbfaae {
  color: #bbfaae;
}
Background
.bg-bbfaae {
  background-color: #bbfaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbfaae {
  border: 2px solid #bbfaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbfaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 250 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 110 88% 83%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbfaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbfaae, #aefac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbfaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 250 174 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.85 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.21 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 5.65 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.84 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 7.00 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.09 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.88 #440551 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bbfaae  rgb(187, 250, 174)  hsl(110, 88%, 83%)  Granny Smith Apple
#edaefa  rgb(237, 174, 250)  hsl(290, 88%, 83%)  Mauve
#aebbfa  rgb(174, 187, 250)  hsl(230, 88%, 83%)  Periwinkle
#faaebb  rgb(250, 174, 187)  hsl(350, 88%, 83%)  Light Pink