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#bdfd9d ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bdfd9d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 99.22% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.94% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 96% 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 17.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.835

Complementary

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #dd9dfd

Split complementary

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #ad9dfd
  3. #fd9ded

Analogous

  1. #edfd9d
  2. #bdfd9d
  3. #9dfdad

Triadic

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #9dbdfd
  3. #fd9dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #9dfddd
  3. #dd9dfd
  4. #fd9dbd

Square

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #9dedfd
  3. #dd9dfd
  4. #fdad9d

Monochromatic

  1. #58fa07
  2. #8bfb52
  3. #bdfd9d
  4. #efffe8
  5. #f2ffeb

Shades

#bdfd9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #aae48d
  3. #97ca7e
  4. #84b16e
  5. #71985e
  6. #5f7f4f
  7. #4c653f
  8. #394c2f
  9. #26331f
  10. #131910
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdfd9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #c4fda7
  3. #cafdb1
  4. #d1feba
  5. #d7fec4
  6. #defece
  7. #e5fed8
  8. #ebfee2
  9. #f2ffeb
  10. #f8fff5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdfd9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdfd9d
  2. #b7f19a
  3. #b1e497
  4. #abd894
  5. #a5cb91
  6. #9fbf8f
  7. #98b28c
  8. #92a689
  9. #8c9986
  10. #868d83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daf3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffef96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #faeaa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcf6e5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebf599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4f2a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcf9cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdfd9d {
  color: #bdfd9d;
}
Background
.bg-bdfd9d {
  background-color: #bdfd9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdfd9d {
  border: 2px solid #bdfd9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdfd9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 253 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 96% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdfd9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdfd9d, #9dfdad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdfd9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 253 157 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.77 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.88 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.94 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.06 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.48 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.67 #420262 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Pale Green
#bdfd9d  rgb(189, 253, 157)  hsl(100, 96%, 80%)  Pale Green
#dd9dfd  rgb(221, 157, 253)  hsl(280, 96%, 80%)  Mauve
#9dbdfd  rgb(157, 189, 253)  hsl(220, 96%, 80%)  Light Steel Blue
#fd9dbd  rgb(253, 157, 189)  hsl(340, 96%, 80%)  Carnation Pink