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#A2AA06

#a2aa06 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a2aa06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 66.67% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 62.93°, with 93.18% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.94.

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Relative luminance0.3644

Complementary

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #0e06aa

Split complementary

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #0650aa
  3. #6006aa

Analogous

  1. #aa6006
  2. #a2aa06
  3. #50aa06

Triadic

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #06a2aa
  3. #aa06a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #06aa0e
  3. #0e06aa
  4. #aa06a2

Square

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #06aa60
  3. #0e06aa
  4. #aa0650

Monochromatic

  1. #151601
  2. #5c6003
  3. #a2aa06
  4. #e8f409
  5. #f1f950

Shades

#a2aa06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #929905
  3. #828805
  4. #717704
  5. #616604
  6. #515503
  7. #414402
  8. #313302
  9. #202201
  10. #101101
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2aa06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #abb31f
  3. #b5bb38
  4. #bec451
  5. #c7cc6a
  6. #d1d583
  7. #dadd9b
  8. #e3e6b4
  9. #eceecd
  10. #f6f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2aa06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2aa06
  2. #9fa612
  3. #9ba21e
  4. #989d2b
  5. #949937
  6. #919543
  7. #8e914f
  8. #8a8d5b
  9. #878868
  10. #838474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a420 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afa500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a372 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2aa06 {
  color: #a2aa06;
}
Background
.bg-a2aa06 {
  background-color: #a2aa06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2aa06 {
  border: 2px solid #a2aa06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2aa06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 170 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 93% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2aa06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2aa06, #50aa06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2aa06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 170 6 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.73 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 10.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.26 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 12.80 #5d55f9 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a2aa06  rgb(162, 170, 6)  hsl(63, 93%, 35%)  Apple Green
#0e06aa  rgb(14, 6, 170)  hsl(243, 93%, 35%)  Zaffre
#06a2aa  rgb(6, 162, 170)  hsl(183, 93%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#aa06a2  rgb(170, 6, 162)  hsl(303, 93%, 35%)  Dark Magenta