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#86A12E

#86a12e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#86a12e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 63.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 74.09°, with 55.56% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3076

Complementary

  1. #86a12e
  2. #492ea1

Split complementary

  1. #86a12e
  2. #2e4ca1
  3. #832ea1

Analogous

  1. #a1832e
  2. #86a12e
  3. #4ca12e

Triadic

  1. #86a12e
  2. #2e86a1
  3. #a12e86

Tetradic

  1. #86a12e
  2. #2ea149
  3. #492ea1
  4. #a12e86

Square

  1. #86a12e
  2. #2ea183
  3. #492ea1
  4. #a12e4c

Monochromatic

  1. #232a0c
  2. #54661d
  3. #86a12e
  4. #afcd4f
  5. #cade8a

Shades

#86a12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86a12e
  2. #799129
  3. #6b8125
  4. #5e7120
  5. #50611c
  6. #435117
  7. #364012
  8. #28300e
  9. #1b2009
  10. #0d1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#86a12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86a12e
  2. #92aa43
  3. #9eb458
  4. #aabd6d
  5. #b6c782
  6. #c3d097
  7. #cfd9ab
  8. #dbe3c0
  9. #e7ecd5
  10. #f3f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86a12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86a12e
  2. #859e36
  3. #859a3e
  4. #849747
  5. #84944f
  6. #839157
  7. #828d5f
  8. #828a67
  9. #818770
  10. #818378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909b7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab971b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d998a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9b24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9b34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a9c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86a12e {
  color: #86a12e;
}
Background
.bg-86a12e {
  background-color: #86a12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86a12e {
  border: 2px solid #86a12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86a12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 161 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86a12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86a12e, #4ca12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86a12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 161 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.95 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.25 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.92 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.85 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.50 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.74 #795ed1 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#86a12e  rgb(134, 161, 46)  hsl(74, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#492ea1  rgb(73, 46, 161)  hsl(254, 56%, 41%)  Ocean Blue
#2e86a1  rgb(46, 134, 161)  hsl(194, 56%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#a12e86  rgb(161, 46, 134)  hsl(314, 56%, 41%)  Deep Plum