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#8EA86B

#8ea86b ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ea86b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 65.88% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.31% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 85.57°, with 25.96% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.3482

Complementary

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #856ba8

Split complementary

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #6b6fa8
  3. #a36ba8

Analogous

  1. #a8a36b
  2. #8ea86b
  3. #6fa86b

Triadic

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #6b8ea8
  3. #a86b8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #6ba885
  3. #856ba8
  4. #a86b8e

Square

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #6ba8a3
  3. #856ba8
  4. #a86b6f

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4d2d
  2. #677d49
  3. #8ea86b
  4. #b3c49b
  5. #d8e1cb

Shades

#8ea86b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #809760
  3. #728656
  4. #63764b
  5. #556540
  6. #475436
  7. #39432b
  8. #2b3220
  9. #1c2215
  10. #0e110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea86b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #99b17a
  3. #a5b989
  4. #b0c297
  5. #bbcba6
  6. #c7d4b5
  7. #d2dcc4
  8. #dde5d3
  9. #e8eee1
  10. #f4f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea86b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea86b
  2. #8da46d
  3. #8ba06f
  4. #8a9c71
  5. #889873
  6. #879476
  7. #869078
  8. #848c7a
  9. #83887c
  10. #81847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea067 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9f6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a399 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a368 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a36d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90a589 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea86b {
  color: #8ea86b;
}
Background
.bg-8ea86b {
  background-color: #8ea86b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea86b {
  border: 2px solid #8ea86b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea86b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 168 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 26% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea86b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea86b, #6fa86b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea86b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 168 107 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 1.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.89 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.41 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.03 #715794 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea86b  rgb(142, 168, 107)  hsl(86, 26%, 54%)  Asparagus
#856ba8  rgb(133, 107, 168)  hsl(266, 26%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6b8ea8  rgb(107, 142, 168)  hsl(206, 26%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#a86b8e  rgb(168, 107, 142)  hsl(326, 26%, 54%)  Turkish Rose