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#86AE4A

#86ae4a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#86ae4a 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, 68.24% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.47% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 40.32% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3583

Complementary

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #724aae

Split complementary

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #4a54ae
  3. #a44aae

Analogous

  1. #aea44a
  2. #86ae4a
  3. #54ae4a

Triadic

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #4a86ae
  3. #ae4a86

Tetradic

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #4aae72
  3. #724aae
  4. #ae4a86

Square

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #4aaea4
  3. #724aae
  4. #ae4a54

Monochromatic

  1. #33431c
  2. #5d7833
  3. #86ae4a
  4. #aac87d
  5. #cddeb3

Shades

#86ae4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #799d43
  3. #6b8b3b
  4. #5e7a34
  5. #50682c
  6. #435725
  7. #36461e
  8. #283416
  9. #1b230f
  10. #0d1107
  11. #000000

Tints

#86ae4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #92b65c
  3. #9ebe6e
  4. #aac680
  5. #b6ce92
  6. #c3d7a5
  7. #cfdfb7
  8. #dbe7c9
  9. #e7efdb
  10. #f3f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86ae4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86ae4a
  2. #85a94f
  3. #85a555
  4. #84a05a
  5. #849c60
  6. #839765
  7. #82926a
  8. #828e70
  9. #818975
  10. #81857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a340 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a151 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8aa798 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a844 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a64e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88aa80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86ae4a {
  color: #86ae4a;
}
Background
.bg-86ae4a {
  background-color: #86ae4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86ae4a {
  border: 2px solid #86ae4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86ae4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 174 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86ae4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86ae4a, #54ae4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86ae4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 174 74 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.44 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.45 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.10 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.25 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.92 #7951b5 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Olivine
#86ae4a  rgb(134, 174, 74)  hsl(84, 40%, 49%)  Olivine
#724aae  rgb(114, 74, 174)  hsl(264, 40%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#4a86ae  rgb(74, 134, 174)  hsl(204, 40%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#ae4a86  rgb(174, 74, 134)  hsl(324, 40%, 49%)  Mulberry