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#8AAA0B

#8aaa0b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aaa0b is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 66.67% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 72.08°, with 87.85% saturation and 35.49% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3418

Complementary

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #2b0baa

Split complementary

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #0b3aaa
  3. #7b0baa

Analogous

  1. #aa7b0b
  2. #8aaa0b
  3. #3aaa0b

Triadic

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #0b8aaa
  3. #aa0b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #0baa2b
  3. #2b0baa
  4. #aa0b8a

Square

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #0baa7b
  3. #2b0baa
  4. #aa0b3a

Monochromatic

  1. #151a02
  2. #506206
  3. #8aaa0b
  4. #c3f012
  5. #d5f45a

Shades

#8aaa0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #7c990a
  3. #6e8809
  4. #617708
  5. #536607
  6. #455506
  7. #374404
  8. #293303
  9. #1c2202
  10. #0e1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aaa0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #96b323
  3. #a1bb3c
  4. #adc454
  5. #b9cc6d
  6. #c5d585
  7. #d0dd9d
  8. #dce6b6
  9. #e8eece
  10. #f3f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aaa0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aaa0b
  2. #89a617
  3. #88a222
  4. #879d2e
  5. #86993a
  6. #859546
  7. #849151
  8. #838d5d
  9. #828869
  10. #818474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a37d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a31c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa472 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aaa0b {
  color: #8aaa0b;
}
Background
.bg-8aaa0b {
  background-color: #8aaa0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aaa0b {
  border: 2px solid #8aaa0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aaa0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 170 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 88% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aaa0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aaa0b, #3aaa0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aaa0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 170 11 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.45 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.41 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.38 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.82 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.80 #7555f4 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aaa0b  rgb(138, 170, 11)  hsl(72, 88%, 35%)  Apple Green
#2b0baa  rgb(43, 11, 170)  hsl(252, 88%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0b8aaa  rgb(11, 138, 170)  hsl(192, 88%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#aa0b8a  rgb(170, 11, 138)  hsl(312, 88%, 35%)  Dark Magenta