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#A2B855

#a2b855 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a2b855 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 72.16% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.8% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 41.08% saturation and 52.75% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.4262

Complementary

  1. #a2b855
  2. #6b55b8

Split complementary

  1. #a2b855
  2. #5571b8
  3. #9d55b8

Analogous

  1. #b89d55
  2. #a2b855
  3. #71b855

Triadic

  1. #a2b855
  2. #55a2b8
  3. #b855a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2b855
  2. #55b86b
  3. #6b55b8
  4. #b855a2

Square

  1. #a2b855
  2. #55b89d
  3. #6b55b8
  4. #b85571

Monochromatic

  1. #475222
  2. #768839
  3. #a2b855
  4. #c0cf8b
  5. #dde5c1

Shades

#a2b855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2b855
  2. #92a64d
  3. #829344
  4. #71813c
  5. #616e33
  6. #515c2b
  7. #414a22
  8. #31371a
  9. #202511
  10. #101209
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2b855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2b855
  2. #abbf66
  3. #b5c677
  4. #becd88
  5. #c7d499
  6. #d1dcaa
  7. #dae3bb
  8. #e3eacc
  9. #ecf1dd
  10. #f6f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2b855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2b855
  2. #9fb259
  3. #9bad5e
  4. #98a762
  5. #94a266
  6. #919c6b
  7. #8e966f
  8. #8a9173
  9. #878b77
  10. #83867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aab293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2af4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0af5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaafa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b34f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b359 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7b38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2b855 {
  color: #a2b855;
}
Background
.bg-a2b855 {
  background-color: #a2b855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2b855 {
  border: 2px solid #a2b855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2b855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 184 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 41% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2b855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2b855, #71b855);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2b855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 184 85 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.99 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.15 #5d47aa Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Olivine
#a2b855  rgb(162, 184, 85)  hsl(73, 41%, 53%)  Olivine
#6b55b8  rgb(107, 85, 184)  hsl(253, 41%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#55a2b8  rgb(85, 162, 184)  hsl(193, 41%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#b855a2  rgb(184, 85, 162)  hsl(313, 41%, 53%)  Mulberry