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#8AAD3F

#8aad3f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aad3f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 67.84% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.58% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 79.09°, with 46.61% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3565

Complementary

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #623fad

Split complementary

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #3f53ad
  3. #993fad

Analogous

  1. #ad993f
  2. #8aad3f
  3. #53ad3f

Triadic

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #3f8aad
  3. #ad3f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #3fad62
  3. #623fad
  4. #ad3f8a

Square

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #3fad99
  3. #623fad
  4. #ad3f53

Monochromatic

  1. #313d16
  2. #5d752b
  3. #8aad3f
  4. #adca6e
  5. #cddfa6

Shades

#8aad3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #7c9c39
  3. #6e8a32
  4. #61792c
  5. #536826
  6. #455720
  7. #374519
  8. #293413
  9. #1c230d
  10. #0e1106
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aad3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #96b552
  3. #a1bd65
  4. #adc679
  5. #b9ce8c
  6. #c5d69f
  7. #d0deb2
  8. #dce6c5
  9. #e8efd9
  10. #f3f7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aad3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aad3f
  2. #89a946
  3. #88a44c
  4. #87a053
  5. #869b59
  6. #859760
  7. #849266
  8. #838e6d
  9. #828973
  10. #81857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a231 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a147 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90a596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a737 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a644 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea87c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aad3f {
  color: #8aad3f;
}
Background
.bg-8aad3f {
  background-color: #8aad3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aad3f {
  border: 2px solid #8aad3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aad3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 173 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 47% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aad3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aad3f, #53ad3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aad3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 173 63 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.48 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.71 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.25 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.73 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.82 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.03 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.45 #7552c0 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aad3f  rgb(138, 173, 63)  hsl(79, 47%, 46%)  Apple Green
#623fad  rgb(98, 63, 173)  hsl(259, 47%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#3f8aad  rgb(63, 138, 173)  hsl(199, 47%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#ad3f8a  rgb(173, 63, 138)  hsl(319, 47%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red