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#8AAE14

#8aae14 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aae14 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.51% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 74.03°, with 79.38% saturation and 38.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.3573

Complementary

  1. #8aae14
  2. #3814ae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae14
  2. #143dae
  3. #8514ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8514
  2. #8aae14
  3. #3dae14

Triadic

  1. #8aae14
  2. #148aae
  3. #ae148a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae14
  2. #14ae38
  3. #3814ae
  4. #ae148a

Square

  1. #8aae14
  2. #14ae85
  3. #3814ae
  4. #ae143d

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2504
  2. #54690c
  3. #8aae14
  4. #bae628
  5. #d0ee6d

Shades

#8aae14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae14
  2. #7c9d12
  3. #6e8b10
  4. #617a0e
  5. #53680c
  6. #45570a
  7. #374608
  8. #293406
  9. #1c2304
  10. #0e1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae14
  2. #96b62c
  3. #a1be43
  4. #adc65b
  5. #b9ce72
  6. #c5d78a
  7. #d0dfa1
  8. #dce7b9
  9. #e8efd0
  10. #f3f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae14
  2. #89a91f
  3. #88a52a
  4. #87a034
  5. #869c3f
  6. #85974a
  7. #849255
  8. #838e60
  9. #82896a
  10. #818575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 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 #b4a129 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a622 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae14 {
  color: #8aae14;
}
Background
.bg-8aae14 {
  background-color: #8aae14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae14 {
  border: 2px solid #8aae14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 79% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae14, #3dae14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 20 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.39 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.21 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.87 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.10 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.16 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.72 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.73 #7551eb Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aae14  rgb(138, 174, 20)  hsl(74, 79%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3814ae  rgb(56, 20, 174)  hsl(254, 79%, 38%)  Zaffre
#148aae  rgb(20, 138, 174)  hsl(194, 79%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#ae148a  rgb(174, 20, 138)  hsl(314, 79%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red