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#86B331

#86b331 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#86b331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.63% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 80.77°, with 57.02% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.3753

Complementary

  1. #86b331
  2. #5e31b3

Split complementary

  1. #86b331
  2. #3145b3
  3. #9f31b3

Analogous

  1. #b39f31
  2. #86b331
  3. #45b331

Triadic

  1. #86b331
  2. #3186b3
  3. #b33186

Tetradic

  1. #86b331
  2. #31b35e
  3. #5e31b3
  4. #b33186

Square

  1. #86b331
  2. #31b39f
  3. #5e31b3
  4. #b33145

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3b10
  2. #597721
  3. #86b331
  4. #aad35e
  5. #cae39a

Shades

#86b331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86b331
  2. #79a12c
  3. #6b8f27
  4. #5e7d22
  5. #506b1d
  6. #435a19
  7. #364814
  8. #28360f
  9. #1b240a
  10. #0d1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#86b331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86b331
  2. #92bb46
  3. #9ec25a
  4. #aaca6f
  5. #b6d183
  6. #c3d998
  7. #cfe1ad
  8. #dbe8c1
  9. #e7f0d6
  10. #f3f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86b331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86b331
  2. #85ae39
  3. #85a941
  4. #84a449
  5. #849f51
  6. #839a59
  7. #829460
  8. #828f68
  9. #818a70
  10. #818578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99ab86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca719 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bab9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9ac25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5aa38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89ae7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86b331 {
  color: #86b331;
}
Background
.bg-86b331 {
  background-color: #86b331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86b331 {
  border: 2px solid #86b331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86b331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86b331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86b331, #45b331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86b331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.06 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.70 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.94 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.99 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.28 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.18 #794cce Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#86b331  rgb(134, 179, 49)  hsl(81, 57%, 45%)  Apple Green
#5e31b3  rgb(94, 49, 179)  hsl(261, 57%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#3186b3  rgb(49, 134, 179)  hsl(201, 57%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#b33186  rgb(179, 49, 134)  hsl(321, 57%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red