#B4DEAA is a soft, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #B4DEAA works with other colors. Named schemes with #B4DEAA in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Celadon sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Celadon leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Celadon opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Celadon holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Celadon is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Celadon carrying the quiet middle.
How #B4DEAA actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #B4DEAA at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #B4DEAA;
--color-base-rgb: 180 222 170;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(85.7% 0.083 139.7);
--color-50: #F5FBF4;
--color-100: #E5F4E1;
--color-200: #CBE8C4;
--color-300: #A7D49B;
--color-400: #83BD75;
--color-500: #63A154;
--color-600: #507C46;
--color-700: #3D5936;
--color-800: #2A3B26;
--color-900: #1B2519;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
celadon: {
50: '#F5FBF4',
100: '#E5F4E1',
200: '#CBE8C4',
300: '#A7D49B',
400: '#83BD75',
500: '#63A154',
600: '#507C46',
700: '#3D5936',
800: '#2A3B26',
900: '#1B2519',
},
}
$base: #B4DEAA; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F5FBF4; $base-100: #E5F4E1; $base-200: #CBE8C4; $base-300: #A7D49B; $base-400: #83BD75; $base-500: #63A154; $base-600: #507C46; $base-700: #3D5936; $base-800: #2A3B26; $base-900: #1B2519; $base-hover: #83C872; $base-subtle: #EAF3E8;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#B4DEAA",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F5FBF4",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E5F4E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#CBE8C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#A7D49B",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#83BD75",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#63A154",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#507C46",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#3D5936",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2A3B26",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1B2519",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}