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#8CA660

#8ca660 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ca660 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.17% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 82.29°, with 28.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3369

Complementary

  1. #8ca660
  2. #7a60a6

Split complementary

  1. #8ca660
  2. #6069a6
  3. #9d60a6

Analogous

  1. #a69d60
  2. #8ca660
  3. #69a660

Triadic

  1. #8ca660
  2. #608ca6
  3. #a6608c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca660
  2. #60a67a
  3. #7a60a6
  4. #a6608c

Square

  1. #8ca660
  2. #60a69d
  3. #7a60a6
  4. #a66069

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4627
  2. #637743
  3. #8ca660
  4. #afc191
  5. #d3ddc2

Shades

#8ca660 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca660
  2. #7e9556
  3. #70854d
  4. #627443
  5. #54643a
  6. #465330
  7. #384226
  8. #2a321d
  9. #1c2113
  10. #0e110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca660 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca660
  2. #98af70
  3. #a3b880
  4. #afc190
  5. #bacaa0
  6. #c6d3b0
  7. #d1dbbf
  8. #dde4cf
  9. #e8eddf
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca660 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca660
  2. #8ba263
  3. #8a9e66
  4. #889b6a
  5. #87976d
  6. #869370
  7. #858f73
  8. #848b76
  9. #82887a
  10. #81847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9e5b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99d64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90a095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a15d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea062 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca660 {
  color: #8ca660;
}
Background
.bg-8ca660 {
  background-color: #8ca660;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca660 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca660;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca660;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 166 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 28% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca660 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca660, #69a660);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca660 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 166 96 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 2.93 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.99 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.81 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.41 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.59 #73599f Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ca660  rgb(140, 166, 96)  hsl(82, 28%, 51%)  Asparagus
#7a60a6  rgb(122, 96, 166)  hsl(262, 28%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#608ca6  rgb(96, 140, 166)  hsl(202, 28%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#a6608c  rgb(166, 96, 140)  hsl(322, 28%, 51%)  Mulberry