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#8AAE16

#8aae16 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aae16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.36% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 74.21°, with 77.55% saturation and 38.43% 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 2.43.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3573

Complementary

  1. #8aae16
  2. #3a16ae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae16
  2. #163eae
  3. #8616ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8616
  2. #8aae16
  3. #3eae16

Triadic

  1. #8aae16
  2. #168aae
  3. #ae168a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae16
  2. #16ae3a
  3. #3a16ae
  4. #ae168a

Square

  1. #8aae16
  2. #16ae86
  3. #3a16ae
  4. #ae163e

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2605
  2. #546a0d
  3. #8aae16
  4. #b9e42c
  5. #cfed70

Shades

#8aae16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae16
  2. #7c9d14
  3. #6e8b12
  4. #617a0f
  5. #53680d
  6. #45570b
  7. #374609
  8. #293407
  9. #1c2304
  10. #0e1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae16
  2. #96b62d
  3. #a1be45
  4. #adc65c
  5. #b9ce73
  6. #c5d78b
  7. #d0dfa2
  8. #dce7b9
  9. #e8efd0
  10. #f3f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae16
  2. #89a921
  3. #88a52b
  4. #87a036
  5. #869c40
  6. #85974b
  7. #849256
  8. #838e60
  9. #82896b
  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 #b4a12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a623 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa976 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae16 {
  color: #8aae16;
}
Background
.bg-8aae16 {
  background-color: #8aae16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae16 {
  border: 2px solid #8aae16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae16, #3eae16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 22 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.43 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.20 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.83 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.64 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.65 #7551e9 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aae16  rgb(138, 174, 22)  hsl(74, 78%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3a16ae  rgb(58, 22, 174)  hsl(254, 78%, 38%)  Zaffre
#168aae  rgb(22, 138, 174)  hsl(194, 78%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#ae168a  rgb(174, 22, 138)  hsl(314, 78%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red