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#BCDA8A

#bcda8a ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bcda8a 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, 85.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.7% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 6.94.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6267

Complementary

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #a88ada

Split complementary

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #8a94da
  3. #d08ada

Analogous

  1. #dad08a
  2. #bcda8a
  3. #94da8a

Triadic

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #8abcda
  3. #da8abc

Tetradic

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #8adaa8
  3. #a88ada
  4. #da8abc

Square

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #8adad0
  3. #a88ada
  4. #da8a94

Monochromatic

  1. #739a31
  2. #9bc850
  3. #bcda8a
  4. #ddecc4
  5. #f6faf0

Shades

#bcda8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #a9c47c
  3. #96ae6e
  4. #849961
  5. #718353
  6. #5e6d45
  7. #4b5737
  8. #384129
  9. #262c1c
  10. #13160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcda8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #c3de96
  3. #c9e1a1
  4. #d0e5ad
  5. #d7e9b9
  6. #deedc5
  7. #e4f0d0
  8. #ebf4dc
  9. #f2f8e8
  10. #f8fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcda8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcda8a
  2. #b6d189
  3. #b0c888
  4. #aabf87
  5. #a4b686
  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 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8d4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d084 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #decf8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1d3c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d487 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d48c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfd6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcda8a {
  color: #bcda8a;
}
Background
.bg-bcda8a {
  background-color: #bcda8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcda8a {
  border: 2px solid #bcda8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcda8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 218 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 52% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcda8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcda8a, #94da8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcda8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 218 138 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.94 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.64 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.59 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.82 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.94 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.98 #432575 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#bcda8a  rgb(188, 218, 138)  hsl(83, 52%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#a88ada  rgb(168, 138, 218)  hsl(263, 52%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#8abcda  rgb(138, 188, 218)  hsl(203, 52%, 70%)  Baby Blue
#da8abc  rgb(218, 138, 188)  hsl(323, 52%, 70%)  Persian Pink