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#89AE09

#89ae09 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#89ae09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 68.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.83% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 73.45°, with 90.16% saturation and 35.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.3561

Complementary

  1. #89ae09
  2. #2e09ae

Split complementary

  1. #89ae09
  2. #0937ae
  3. #8009ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8009
  2. #89ae09
  3. #37ae09

Triadic

  1. #89ae09
  2. #0989ae
  3. #ae0989

Tetradic

  1. #89ae09
  2. #09ae2e
  3. #2e09ae
  4. #ae0989

Square

  1. #89ae09
  2. #09ae80
  3. #2e09ae
  4. #ae0937

Monochromatic

  1. #161d01
  2. #506505
  3. #89ae09
  4. #c0f311
  5. #d3f65a

Shades

#89ae09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89ae09
  2. #7b9d08
  3. #6e8b07
  4. #607a06
  5. #526805
  6. #455705
  7. #374604
  8. #293403
  9. #1b2302
  10. #0e1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#89ae09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89ae09
  2. #95b622
  3. #a1be3a
  4. #acc653
  5. #b8ce6b
  6. #c4d784
  7. #d0df9d
  8. #dce7b5
  9. #e7efce
  10. #f3f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89ae09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89ae09
  2. #88a915
  3. #87a521
  4. #86a02d
  5. #859c39
  6. #859745
  7. #849250
  8. #838e5c
  9. #828968
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a124 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea975 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89ae09 {
  color: #89ae09;
}
Background
.bg-89ae09 {
  background-color: #89ae09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89ae09 {
  border: 2px solid #89ae09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89ae09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 174 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89ae09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89ae09, #37ae09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89ae09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 174 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.25 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.87 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.19 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.04 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.05 #7651f6 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#89ae09  rgb(137, 174, 9)  hsl(73, 90%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2e09ae  rgb(46, 9, 174)  hsl(253, 90%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0989ae  rgb(9, 137, 174)  hsl(193, 90%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#ae0989  rgb(174, 9, 137)  hsl(313, 90%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red