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#A3BF8A

#a3bf8a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a3bf8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 74.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.75% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 91.7°, with 29.28% saturation and 64.51% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4688

Complementary

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #a68abf

Split complementary

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #8c8abf
  3. #bf8abd

Analogous

  1. #bdbf8a
  2. #a3bf8a
  3. #8abf8c

Triadic

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #8aa3bf
  3. #bf8aa3

Tetradic

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #8abfa6
  3. #a68abf
  4. #bf8aa3

Square

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #8abdbf
  3. #a68abf
  4. #bf8c8a

Monochromatic

  1. #57723e
  2. #7ca359
  3. #a3bf8a
  4. #cadabb
  5. #f1f5ed

Shades

#a3bf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #93ac7c
  3. #82996e
  4. #728661
  5. #627353
  6. #526045
  7. #414c37
  8. #313929
  9. #21261c
  10. #10130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3bf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #acc596
  3. #b5cca1
  4. #bfd2ad
  5. #c8d9b9
  6. #d1dfc5
  7. #dae5d0
  8. #e3ecdc
  9. #edf2e8
  10. #f6f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3bf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3bf8a
  2. #a0b989
  3. #9cb288
  4. #99ac87
  5. #95a686
  6. #92a085
  7. #8e9984
  8. #8b9383
  9. #878d82
  10. #848681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbaa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b887 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b68c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5bab1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bb88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b98c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4bca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3bf8a {
  color: #a3bf8a;
}
Background
.bg-a3bf8a {
  background-color: #a3bf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3bf8a {
  border: 2px solid #a3bf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3bf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 191 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 29% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3bf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3bf8a, #8abf8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3bf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 191 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.23 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.41 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.16 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.21 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.21 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.68 #5c4075 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a3bf8a  rgb(163, 191, 138)  hsl(92, 29%, 65%)  Olivine
#a68abf  rgb(166, 138, 191)  hsl(272, 29%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8aa3bf  rgb(138, 163, 191)  hsl(212, 29%, 65%)  Iceberg
#bf8aa3  rgb(191, 138, 163)  hsl(332, 29%, 65%)  Puce