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#8BB659

#8bb659 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8bb659 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 71.37% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.1% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 87.74°, with 38.91% saturation and 53.14% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.3967

Complementary

  1. #8bb659
  2. #8459b6

Split complementary

  1. #8bb659
  2. #595db6
  3. #b259b6

Analogous

  1. #b6b259
  2. #8bb659
  3. #5db659

Triadic

  1. #8bb659
  2. #598bb6
  3. #b6598b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb659
  2. #59b684
  3. #8459b6
  4. #b6598b

Square

  1. #8bb659
  2. #59b6b2
  3. #8459b6
  4. #b6595d

Monochromatic

  1. #3d5224
  2. #64873b
  3. #8bb659
  4. #b0cd8e
  5. #d5e5c3

Shades

#8bb659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb659
  2. #7da450
  3. #6f9247
  4. #617f3e
  5. #536d35
  6. #465b2d
  7. #384924
  8. #2a371b
  9. #1c2412
  10. #0e1209
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb659
  2. #97bd6a
  3. #a2c57a
  4. #aecc8b
  5. #b9d39b
  6. #c5dbac
  7. #d1e2bd
  8. #dce9cd
  9. #e8f0de
  10. #f3f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb659
  2. #8ab15d
  3. #89ab61
  4. #88a665
  5. #87a069
  6. #869b6d
  7. #849670
  8. #839074
  9. #828b78
  10. #81857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eae90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdab51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a85f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eafa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb054 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7ae5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8db28a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb659 {
  color: #8bb659;
}
Background
.bg-8bb659 {
  background-color: #8bb659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb659 {
  border: 2px solid #8bb659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 182 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 39% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb659, #5db659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 182 89 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.24 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.88 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.09 #7449a6 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Olivine
#8bb659  rgb(139, 182, 89)  hsl(88, 39%, 53%)  Olivine
#8459b6  rgb(132, 89, 182)  hsl(268, 39%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#598bb6  rgb(89, 139, 182)  hsl(208, 39%, 53%)  Air Force Blue
#b6598b  rgb(182, 89, 139)  hsl(328, 39%, 53%)  Mulberry