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#8EA95D

#8ea95d ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea95d 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, 66.27% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.97% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 81.32°, with 30.65% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.3492

Complementary

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #785da9

Split complementary

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #5d68a9
  3. #9e5da9

Analogous

  1. #a99e5d
  2. #8ea95d
  3. #68a95d

Triadic

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #5d8ea9
  3. #a95d8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #5da978
  3. #785da9
  4. #a95d8e

Square

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #5da99e
  3. #785da9
  4. #a95d68

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4726
  2. #657940
  3. #8ea95d
  4. #b1c48f
  5. #d4dec1

Shades

#8ea95d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #809854
  3. #72874a
  4. #637641
  5. #556538
  6. #47552f
  7. #394425
  8. #2b331c
  9. #1c2213
  10. #0e1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea95d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #99b26d
  3. #a5ba7d
  4. #b0c38e
  5. #bbcb9e
  6. #c7d4ae
  7. #d2ddbe
  8. #dde5ce
  9. #e8eedf
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea95d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea95d
  2. #8da561
  3. #8ba164
  4. #8a9d68
  5. #88996b
  6. #87956f
  7. #869072
  8. #848c76
  9. #838879
  10. #81847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a38a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a057 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9f61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4a459 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a360 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea95d {
  color: #8ea95d;
}
Background
.bg-8ea95d {
  background-color: #8ea95d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea95d {
  border: 2px solid #8ea95d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea95d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 169 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 31% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea95d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea95d, #68a95d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea95d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 169 93 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.70 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.89 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.99 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.77 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.27 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.35 #7156a2 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#8ea95d  rgb(142, 169, 93)  hsl(81, 31%, 51%)  Asparagus
#785da9  rgb(120, 93, 169)  hsl(261, 31%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#5d8ea9  rgb(93, 142, 169)  hsl(201, 31%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#a95d8e  rgb(169, 93, 142)  hsl(321, 31%, 51%)  Mulberry