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#8AAE1F

#8aae1f ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8aae1f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 68.24% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.18% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 75.1°, with 69.76% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3577

Complementary

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #431fae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #1f43ae
  3. #8b1fae

Analogous

  1. #ae8b1f
  2. #8aae1f
  3. #43ae1f

Triadic

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #1f8aae
  3. #ae1f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #1fae43
  3. #431fae
  4. #ae1f8a

Square

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #1fae8b
  3. #431fae
  4. #ae1f43

Monochromatic

  1. #232c08
  2. #576d13
  3. #8aae1f
  4. #b4dc3d
  5. #cde87e

Shades

#8aae1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #7c9d1c
  3. #6e8b19
  4. #617a16
  5. #536813
  6. #455710
  7. #37460c
  8. #293409
  9. #1c2306
  10. #0e1103
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #96b635
  3. #a1be4c
  4. #adc662
  5. #b9ce79
  6. #c5d78f
  7. #d0dfa5
  8. #dce7bc
  9. #e8efd2
  10. #f3f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae1f
  2. #89a929
  3. #88a532
  4. #87a03c
  5. #869c46
  6. #859750
  7. #849259
  8. #838e63
  9. #82896d
  10. #818576
  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 #99a781 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a12f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a704 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a629 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae1f {
  color: #8aae1f;
}
Background
.bg-8aae1f {
  background-color: #8aae1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae1f {
  border: 2px solid #8aae1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae1f, #43ae1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 31 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.71 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.64 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.23 #7551e0 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aae1f  rgb(138, 174, 31)  hsl(75, 70%, 40%)  Apple Green
#431fae  rgb(67, 31, 174)  hsl(255, 70%, 40%)  Zaffre
#1f8aae  rgb(31, 138, 174)  hsl(195, 70%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#ae1f8a  rgb(174, 31, 138)  hsl(315, 70%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red