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#99AE76

#99ae76 ≈ Asparagus

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#99ae76 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 68.24% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.18% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 25.69% saturation and 57.25% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Asparagus (#87a96b), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3835

Complementary

  1. #99ae76
  2. #8b76ae

Split complementary

  1. #99ae76
  2. #767dae
  3. #a776ae

Analogous

  1. #aea776
  2. #99ae76
  3. #7dae76

Triadic

  1. #99ae76
  2. #7699ae
  3. #ae7699

Tetradic

  1. #99ae76
  2. #76ae8b
  3. #8b76ae
  4. #ae7699

Square

  1. #99ae76
  2. #76aea7
  3. #8b76ae
  4. #ae767d

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5734
  2. #738750
  3. #99ae76
  4. #bdcaa6
  5. #e1e7d6

Shades

#99ae76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99ae76
  2. #8a9d6a
  3. #7a8b5e
  4. #6b7a53
  5. #5c6847
  6. #4d573b
  7. #3d462f
  8. #2e3423
  9. #1f2318
  10. #0f110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#99ae76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99ae76
  2. #a3b684
  3. #adbe91
  4. #b8c69f
  5. #c2cead
  6. #ccd7bb
  7. #d6dfc8
  8. #e0e7d6
  9. #ebefe4
  10. #f5f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99ae76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99ae76
  2. #97a977
  3. #94a578
  4. #92a079
  5. #8f9c7a
  6. #8d977b
  7. #8a927c
  8. #888e7d
  9. #85897e
  10. #83857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1aa95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a772 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a679 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9da9a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaa74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a978 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9bab91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99ae76 {
  color: #99ae76;
}
Background
.bg-99ae76 {
  background-color: #99ae76;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99ae76 {
  border: 2px solid #99ae76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99ae76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 174 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 26% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99ae76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99ae76, #7dae76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99ae76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 174 118 / 0.35);
}

#87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.00 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.50 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.87 #665189 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Asparagus
#99ae76  rgb(153, 174, 118)  hsl(83, 26%, 57%)  Asparagus
#8b76ae  rgb(139, 118, 174)  hsl(263, 26%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7699ae  rgb(118, 153, 174)  hsl(203, 26%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#ae7699  rgb(174, 118, 153)  hsl(323, 26%, 57%)  Mountbatten Pink