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#8AAE5E

#8aae5e ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aae5e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 68.24% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.98% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 87°, with 33.06% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3648

Complementary

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #825eae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #5e62ae
  3. #aa5eae

Analogous

  1. #aeaa5e
  2. #8aae5e
  3. #62ae5e

Triadic

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #5e8aae
  3. #ae5e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #5eae82
  3. #825eae
  4. #ae5e8a

Square

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #5eaeaa
  3. #825eae
  4. #ae5e62

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4d26
  2. #637f40
  3. #8aae5e
  4. #afc891
  5. #d4e1c4

Shades

#8aae5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #7c9d55
  3. #6e8b4b
  4. #617a42
  5. #536838
  6. #45572f
  7. #374626
  8. #29341c
  9. #1c2313
  10. #0e1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #96b66e
  3. #a1be7e
  4. #adc68e
  5. #b9ce9e
  6. #c5d7af
  7. #d0dfbf
  8. #dce7cf
  9. #e8efdf
  10. #f3f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae5e
  2. #89a961
  3. #88a565
  4. #87a068
  5. #869c6c
  6. #85976f
  7. #849272
  8. #838e76
  9. #828979
  10. #81857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a78c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a457 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a263 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da89b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a85a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a761 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8caa87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae5e {
  color: #8aae5e;
}
Background
.bg-8aae5e {
  background-color: #8aae5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae5e {
  border: 2px solid #8aae5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 33% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae5e, #62ae5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 94 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.08 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.84 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.70 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.53 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.91 #7551a1 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8aae5e  rgb(138, 174, 94)  hsl(87, 33%, 53%)  Asparagus
#825eae  rgb(130, 94, 174)  hsl(267, 33%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#5e8aae  rgb(94, 138, 174)  hsl(207, 33%, 53%)  Air Force Blue
#ae5e8a  rgb(174, 94, 138)  hsl(327, 33%, 53%)  Mulberry