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#BCD289

#bcd289 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bcd289 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 82.35% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.76% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 78.08°, with 44.79% saturation and 68.04% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 7.24.

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Relative luminance0.5859

Complementary

  1. #bcd289
  2. #9f89d2

Split complementary

  1. #bcd289
  2. #8998d2
  3. #c489d2

Analogous

  1. #d2c489
  2. #bcd289
  3. #98d289

Triadic

  1. #bcd289
  2. #89bcd2
  3. #d289bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcd289
  2. #89d29f
  3. #9f89d2
  4. #d289bc

Square

  1. #bcd289
  2. #89d2c4
  3. #9f89d2
  4. #d28998

Monochromatic

  1. #728c36
  2. #9dbd52
  3. #bcd289
  4. #dbe7c0
  5. #f7f9f0

Shades

#bcd289 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcd289
  2. #a9bd7b
  3. #96a86e
  4. #849360
  5. #717e52
  6. #5e6945
  7. #4b5437
  8. #383f29
  9. #262a1b
  10. #13150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcd289 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcd289
  2. #c3d795
  3. #c9dba1
  4. #d0e0ac
  5. #d7e4b8
  6. #dee9c4
  7. #e4edd0
  8. #ebf2dc
  9. #f2f6e7
  10. #f8fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcd289 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcd289
  2. #b6ca88
  3. #b0c287
  4. #aab986
  5. #a4b185
  6. #9ea985
  7. #98a184
  8. #929983
  9. #8c9082
  10. #868881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cdb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #daca84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c98c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2cbbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcd86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdcd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfceac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcd289 {
  color: #bcd289;
}
Background
.bg-bcd289 {
  background-color: #bcd289;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcd289 {
  border: 2px solid #bcd289;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcd289;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 210 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 45% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcd289 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcd289, #98d289);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcd289 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 210 137 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.29 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.50 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.56 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.61 #432d76 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#bcd289  rgb(188, 210, 137)  hsl(78, 45%, 68%)  Pistachio
#9f89d2  rgb(159, 137, 210)  hsl(258, 45%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#89bcd2  rgb(137, 188, 210)  hsl(198, 45%, 68%)  Sky Blue
#d289bc  rgb(210, 137, 188)  hsl(318, 45%, 68%)  Sky Magenta