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#8AAE20

#8aae20 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8aae20 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 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.61% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 75.21°, with 68.93% saturation and 40.39% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3578

Complementary

  1. #8aae20
  2. #4420ae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae20
  2. #2043ae
  3. #8b20ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8b20
  2. #8aae20
  3. #43ae20

Triadic

  1. #8aae20
  2. #208aae
  3. #ae208a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae20
  2. #20ae44
  3. #4420ae
  4. #ae208a

Square

  1. #8aae20
  2. #20ae8b
  3. #4420ae
  4. #ae2043

Monochromatic

  1. #232d08
  2. #576d14
  3. #8aae20
  4. #b4dc3f
  5. #cde87f

Shades

#8aae20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae20
  2. #7c9d1d
  3. #6e8b1a
  4. #617a16
  5. #536813
  6. #455710
  7. #37460d
  8. #29340a
  9. #1c2306
  10. #0e1103
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae20
  2. #96b636
  3. #a1be4d
  4. #adc663
  5. #b9ce79
  6. #c5d790
  7. #d0dfa6
  8. #dce7bc
  9. #e8efd2
  10. #f3f7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae20
  2. #89a92a
  3. #88a533
  4. #87a03d
  5. #869c46
  6. #859750
  7. #84925a
  8. #838e63
  9. #82896d
  10. #818576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 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 #b4a130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a707 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a62a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae20 {
  color: #8aae20;
}
Background
.bg-8aae20 {
  background-color: #8aae20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae20 {
  border: 2px solid #8aae20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 69% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae20, #43ae20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 32 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.76 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.61 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.49 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.85 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.10 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.17 #7551df Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aae20  rgb(138, 174, 32)  hsl(75, 69%, 40%)  Apple Green
#4420ae  rgb(68, 32, 174)  hsl(255, 69%, 40%)  Zaffre
#208aae  rgb(32, 138, 174)  hsl(195, 69%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#ae208a  rgb(174, 32, 138)  hsl(315, 69%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red