Closest web-safe match: #CCCC99

Color Details and Palettes for #B7D2A0

Details about the color In Good Taste#B7D2A0

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Green family Cool WCAG ink: dark
HEX #B7D2A0 RGB rgb(183, 210, 160) HSL hsl(92, 36%, 73%) CMYK cmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 18%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #B7D2A0

#B7D2A0 is a cool color from the Green family, closest in name to “In Good Taste”. In RGB it is rgb(183, 210, 160); in HSL, hsl(92, 36%, 73%).

The color In Good Taste, with hexadecimal code #b7d2a0, resides within the green color family, the hue most connected to nature, growth, and renewal. Green soothes the eye more than any other color, making it ideal for wellness, sustainability, and financial brands. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation and Friendliness. Green is often linked to nature and growth universally, and in some cultures, it symbolizes fertility, renewal, and even immortality. In Islam, green holds significant religious meaning. With a moderate saturation of 36%, it has a softened, muted quality that lends sophistication and works well for backgrounds and secondary elements. At 73% lightness, it strikes an approachable, open balance—bright enough to feel welcoming yet substantial enough to carry visual weight. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation, or Friendliness. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 183, 210, 160 red · green · blue HSL 92° 36% 73% hue · sat · light HSV 92° 24% 82% design-app pickers CMYK 13 0 24 18 print inks, % Luminance 0.587 0 dark → 1 light On black 12.74:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio On white 1.65:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #CCCC99 closest web-safe Best text black ideal foreground Character Pastel cool · green family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #B7D2A0

In Good Taste (#B7D2A0) belongs to the Green color family.

With a dusty, low-saturation character, this color offers quiet complexity—neither bold nor faded. Dusty tones add vintage charm to retro-inspired designs and pair beautifully with metallic accents like copper or brass.

Historical Background

Green pigments were notoriously difficult to produce until modern chemistry. Ancient Egyptians used malachite, while Scheele's Green (1775) and Paris Green contained lethal arsenic—reportedly sickening Napoleon in his green-wallpapered exile room. In Islam, green symbolizes paradise and is associated with the Prophet Muhammad. Celtic traditions link green to the fae realm and the untamed forces of nature.

Design & Usage Tips

Green is the universal signifier of nature, sustainability, and health. It dominates eco-brands, organic food labels, and wellness apps. Medium greens work as primary brand colors, while darker greens (forest, hunter) lend gravitas to financial and legal institutions. Pair green with earth tones for authenticity or with white for clinical freshness.

Sitting on the cool side of the spectrum (hue 92°), it promotes a feeling of calm distance and intellectual clarity, which is why cool hues dominate corporate identities, healthcare design, and productivity tools. At 36% saturation, the color has a muted, sophisticated quality that pairs well with bolder accents. It works as a background, a border, or a secondary element in layered compositions.

Psychological Impact

Green is the easiest color for the human eye to process, which is why it feels restful and balancing. It lowers stress, encourages concentration, and symbolizes renewal. In UX, green universally signals success, completion, and safe-to-proceed actions.

At 73% lightness, it reads clearly on dark backgrounds and provides a welcoming, open feel in light-themed designs—versatile across both contexts.

Creative Design Ideas

Create depth with a dark-to-light green gradient background for nature-themed landing pages. Use forest green with gold serif typography for a classic, trustworthy brand identity. In data visualization, green represents positive trends, growth, and on-target metrics.

Every format

#B7D2A0 Color Conversions

Every way to write In Good Taste — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#B7D2A0

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(183, 210, 160)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(92, 36%, 73%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(92, 24%, 82%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(92 63% 18%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 18%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(83.09% 0.074 130.96)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(83.09% -0.048 0.056)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 81.13, a: -17.94, b: 21.86

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 81.13, C: 28.28, H: 129.38

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 48.92, Y: 58.70, Z: 42.01

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
12047008

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #B7D2A0

How much red, green and blue light mixes into In Good Taste.

Red 183/255 33.1% Green 210/255 38.0% Blue 160/255 28.9%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in In Good Taste.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #B7D2A0

Ink needed to reproduce In Good Taste in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Yellow.

13% CYAN 0% MAGENTA 24% YELLOW 18% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #B7D2A0

How bright In Good Taste is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.587
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 12.74:1 ✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 1.65:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✕ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #B7D2A0

Copy-and-paste CSS for In Good Taste — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

in-good-taste.css
background-color: #B7D2A0;
color: #B7D2A0;
border: 2px solid #B7D2A0;
background-color: rgb(183, 210, 160);
background-color: hsl(92, 36%, 73%);
--color: #B7D2A0;

Shades · light to dark

#B7D2A0 Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of In Good Taste — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#F8FBF6
#EDF4E7
#E2EDD9
#D7E6CB
#CDE0BD
#C2D9AE
#B7D2A0
#9CB388
#809370
#657458
#495440
#2E3528
#121510

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Harmony · 180° apart

#B7D2A0 Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#B7D2A0
#BCA1D3

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#B7D2A0 Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#B7D2A0
#A1D3A3
#D1D3A1
#A1D3BC
#D3BCA1
#A1D1D3
#D3A3A1

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Harmony · 120° apart

#B7D2A0 Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#B7D2A0
#A1B8D3
#D3A1B8

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Harmony · 90° apart

#B7D2A0 Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#B7D2A0
#A1D1D3
#BCA1D3
#D3A3A1

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #B7D2A0

How In Good Taste reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#B7D2A0
#C1BFAF
#C3C3AC
#B8B6B8
#C9C9C9
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✓ Friendly Protanopia red weakness ✓ Friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✓ Friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✓ Friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #B7D2A0

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#BCA1D3
#A1D3A3
#A1B8D3
#A1D1D3
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#B7D2A0 Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Frozen Forest#CCDDAA
Nile#AABB88
Mellow Mint#DDEEBB
Rooftop Garden#99AA88
Oh Pistachio#AACC99
Morris Leaf#BBCCAA
Limestoned#AACCAA
Greenhorn#BBCC99

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #B7D2A0

The closest named colors to #B7D2A0 — same mood, each with its own character.

In Good Taste#B6D4A0
Greenhorn#B2CC9A
Oh Pistachio#ABCA99
Fizz#B1DBAA
Limestoned#A7CCA4
Morris Leaf#C2D3AF
Nature#BFD5B3
Seedling#C0CBA1
Basil Smash#B7E1A1
Ambrosia#C6E1BC
Frozen Forest#CFE8B6
Big Spender#ACDDAF

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring In Good Taste (#b7d2a0)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of In Good Taste — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #B7D2A0

#B7D2A0 is a cool color from the Green family. Its closest matched name is “In Good Taste”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(183, 210, 160); in HSL, hsl(92, 36%, 73%).
In RGB, #B7D2A0 is rgb(183, 210, 160); in HSL it is hsl(92, 36%, 73%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(13%, 0%, 24%, 18%).
#B7D2A0 has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 against black and 1.65:1 against white. For readability, black body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while white does not.
The direct complement of #B7D2A0 is #BCA1D3 (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #B7D2A0 in the palette sections above.