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#8AAE0A

#8aae0a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aae0a 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, 68.24% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.25% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 73.17°, with 89.13% saturation and 36.08% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.357

Complementary

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #2e0aae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #0a38ae
  3. #800aae

Analogous

  1. #ae800a
  2. #8aae0a
  3. #38ae0a

Triadic

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #0a8aae
  3. #ae0a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #0aae2e
  3. #2e0aae
  4. #ae0a8a

Square

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #0aae80
  3. #2e0aae
  4. #ae0a38

Monochromatic

  1. #171d02
  2. #516606
  3. #8aae0a
  4. #c1f113
  5. #d4f65b

Shades

#8aae0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #7c9d09
  3. #6e8b08
  4. #617a07
  5. #536806
  6. #455705
  7. #374604
  8. #293403
  9. #1c2302
  10. #0e1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #96b623
  3. #a1be3b
  4. #adc654
  5. #b9ce6c
  6. #c5d785
  7. #d0df9d
  8. #dce7b6
  9. #e8efce
  10. #f3f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae0a
  2. #89a916
  3. #88a522
  4. #87a02d
  5. #869c39
  6. #859745
  7. #849251
  8. #838e5d
  9. #828968
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 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 #b4a125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa875 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae0a {
  color: #8aae0a;
}
Background
.bg-8aae0a {
  background-color: #8aae0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae0a {
  border: 2px solid #8aae0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae0a, #38ae0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.26 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.04 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.25 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.53 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.07 #7551f5 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aae0a  rgb(138, 174, 10)  hsl(73, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2e0aae  rgb(46, 10, 174)  hsl(253, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0a8aae  rgb(10, 138, 174)  hsl(193, 89%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#ae0a8a  rgb(174, 10, 138)  hsl(313, 89%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red