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#8AAE66

#8aae66 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aae66 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.38% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 30.77% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3663

Complementary

  1. #8aae66
  2. #8a66ae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae66
  2. #6666ae
  3. #ae66ae

Analogous

  1. #aeae66
  2. #8aae66
  3. #66ae66

Triadic

  1. #8aae66
  2. #668aae
  3. #ae668a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae66
  2. #66ae8a
  3. #8a66ae
  4. #ae668a

Square

  1. #8aae66
  2. #66aeae
  3. #8a66ae
  4. #ae6666

Monochromatic

  1. #3e502b
  2. #648245
  3. #8aae66
  4. #b0c898
  5. #d7e3ca

Shades

#8aae66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae66
  2. #7c9d5c
  3. #6e8b52
  4. #617a47
  5. #53683d
  6. #455733
  7. #374629
  8. #29341f
  9. #1c2314
  10. #0e110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae66
  2. #96b675
  3. #a1be85
  4. #adc694
  5. #b9cea3
  6. #c5d7b3
  7. #d0dfc2
  8. #dce7d1
  9. #e8efe0
  10. #f3f7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae66
  2. #89a969
  3. #88a56b
  4. #87a06e
  5. #869c70
  6. #859773
  7. #849276
  8. #838e78
  9. #82897b
  10. #81857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa88f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a561 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa26a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ca89c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a963 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a768 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8bab8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae66 {
  color: #8aae66;
}
Background
.bg-8aae66 {
  background-color: #8aae66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae66 {
  border: 2px solid #8aae66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 31% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae66, #66ae66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 102 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.33 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.62 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.26 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.76 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.15 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.37 #755199 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8aae66  rgb(138, 174, 102)  hsl(90, 31%, 54%)  Asparagus
#8a66ae  rgb(138, 102, 174)  hsl(270, 31%, 54%)  Amethyst
#668aae  rgb(102, 138, 174)  hsl(210, 31%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#ae668a  rgb(174, 102, 138)  hsl(330, 31%, 54%)  Turkish Rose