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B3CD8A

#B3CD8A closest to Greenhorn

#B3CD8A is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Greenhorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 80.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(179, 205, 138)). Its HSL value is 83° hue, 40% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black. #B3CD8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.02:1.

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Variations of #B3CD8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B3CD8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B3CD8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3CD8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0C48D
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C585
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC788
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0C48D
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8C78C
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C7BC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4CBA3
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C6B8

#B3CD8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#B3CD8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.02:1 Super#B3CD8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3CD8A in CSS

/* Greenhorn */
.color { color: #B3CD8A; }
.background { background-color: #B3CD8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3CD8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 205 138);
color: hsl(83 40% 67%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.094 125.6);

#B3CD8A FAQ

What color is #B3CD8A?

#B3CD8A is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Greenhorn. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B3CD8A?

#B3CD8A is rgb(179, 205, 138) in RGB, hsl(83, 40%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3CD8A?

The complementary color of #B3CD8A is #A48ACD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3CD8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3CD8A: 12.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3CD8A a warm or cool color?

#B3CD8A is a cool color.