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#A0AE5E

#a0ae5e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a0ae5e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 68.24% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.98% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 70.5°, with 33.06% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.3855

Complementary

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #6c5eae

Split complementary

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #5e78ae
  3. #945eae

Analogous

  1. #ae945e
  2. #a0ae5e
  3. #78ae5e

Triadic

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #5ea0ae
  3. #ae5ea0

Tetradic

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #5eae6c
  3. #6c5eae
  4. #ae5ea0

Square

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #5eae94
  3. #6c5eae
  4. #ae5e78

Monochromatic

  1. #464d26
  2. #747f40
  3. #a0ae5e
  4. #bec891
  5. #dce1c4

Shades

#a0ae5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #909d55
  3. #808b4b
  4. #707a42
  5. #606838
  6. #50572f
  7. #404626
  8. #30341c
  9. #202313
  10. #101109
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0ae5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #aab66e
  3. #b3be7e
  4. #bdc68e
  5. #c6ce9e
  6. #d0d7af
  7. #d9dfbf
  8. #e3e7cf
  9. #ecefdf
  10. #f6f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0ae5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0ae5e
  2. #9da961
  3. #9aa565
  4. #96a068
  5. #939c6c
  6. #90976f
  7. #8d9272
  8. #8a8e76
  9. #868979
  10. #83857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4aa8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a757 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a762 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a69b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaa5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaa61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5a987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0ae5e {
  color: #a0ae5e;
}
Background
.bg-a0ae5e {
  background-color: #a0ae5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0ae5e {
  border: 2px solid #a0ae5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0ae5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 174 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 33% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0ae5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0ae5e, #78ae5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0ae5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 174 94 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.61 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.92 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.20 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.33 #5f51a1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a0ae5e  rgb(160, 174, 94)  hsl(71, 33%, 53%)  Olivine
#6c5eae  rgb(108, 94, 174)  hsl(251, 33%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#5ea0ae  rgb(94, 160, 174)  hsl(191, 33%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#ae5ea0  rgb(174, 94, 160)  hsl(311, 33%, 53%)  Mulberry