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#83BE83

Pistachio · light cool green

About #83BE83

#83BE83 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 75% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 12.8); Matcha comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BE83BE — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #83BE83 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red131
Green190
Blue131

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 12.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 18.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #83BE83

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #83BE83.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #83BE83.
9.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #83BE83 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#83BE83
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B37F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7AE86
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7DBBAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #83BE83?

#83BE83 is a moderately saturated, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 75% green and 51% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #83BE83?

Use black text. Black on #83BE83 has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #83BE83?

Its complementary colour is #BE83BE, and analogous partners are #A1BE83 and #83BEA1.