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#8EA85E

#8ea85e ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea85e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 65.88% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.05% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 81.08°, with 29.84% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.3456

Complementary

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #785ea8

Split complementary

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #5e69a8
  3. #9d5ea8

Analogous

  1. #a89d5e
  2. #8ea85e
  3. #69a85e

Triadic

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #5e8ea8
  3. #a85e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #5ea878
  3. #785ea8
  4. #a85e8e

Square

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #5ea89d
  3. #785ea8
  4. #a85e69

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4726
  2. #657841
  3. #8ea85e
  4. #b1c390
  5. #d4dec1

Shades

#8ea85e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #809755
  3. #72864b
  4. #637642
  5. #556538
  6. #47542f
  7. #394326
  8. #2b321c
  9. #1c2213
  10. #0e1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea85e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #99b16e
  3. #a5b97e
  4. #b0c28e
  5. #bbcb9e
  6. #c7d4af
  7. #d2dcbf
  8. #dde5cf
  9. #e8eedf
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea85e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea85e
  2. #8da461
  3. #8ba065
  4. #8a9c68
  5. #88986c
  6. #87946f
  7. #869072
  8. #848c76
  9. #838879
  10. #81847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a38a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa058 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9f62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a35b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a260 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea85e {
  color: #8ea85e;
}
Background
.bg-8ea85e {
  background-color: #8ea85e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea85e {
  border: 2px solid #8ea85e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea85e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 168 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 30% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea85e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea85e, #69a85e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea85e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 168 94 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.52 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.61 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.07 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.57 #7157a1 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea85e  rgb(142, 168, 94)  hsl(81, 30%, 51%)  Asparagus
#785ea8  rgb(120, 94, 168)  hsl(261, 30%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#5e8ea8  rgb(94, 142, 168)  hsl(201, 30%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#a85e8e  rgb(168, 94, 142)  hsl(321, 30%, 51%)  Mulberry