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#A4BB55

#a4bb55 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4bb55 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 73.33% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.55% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 73.53°, with 42.86% saturation and 53.33% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4409

Complementary

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #6c55bb

Split complementary

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #5571bb
  3. #9f55bb

Analogous

  1. #bb9f55
  2. #a4bb55
  3. #71bb55

Triadic

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #55a4bb
  3. #bb55a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #55bb6c
  3. #6c55bb
  4. #bb55a4

Square

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #55bb9f
  3. #6c55bb
  4. #bb5571

Monochromatic

  1. #495522
  2. #798c38
  3. #a4bb55
  4. #c1d18c
  5. #dee7c2

Shades

#a4bb55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #94a84d
  3. #839644
  4. #73833c
  5. #627033
  6. #525e2b
  7. #424b22
  8. #31381a
  9. #212511
  10. #101309
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4bb55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #adc266
  3. #b6c977
  4. #bfcf88
  5. #c8d699
  6. #d2ddaa
  7. #dbe4bb
  8. #e4ebcc
  9. #edf1dd
  10. #f6f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4bb55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4bb55
  2. #a0b559
  3. #9daf5e
  4. #99a962
  5. #96a366
  6. #929e6b
  7. #8e986f
  8. #8b9273
  9. #878c77
  10. #84867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b14b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b25b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9b68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4bb55 {
  color: #a4bb55;
}
Background
.bg-a4bb55 {
  background-color: #a4bb55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4bb55 {
  border: 2px solid #a4bb55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4bb55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 187 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 43% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4bb55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4bb55, #71bb55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4bb55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 187 85 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.38 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.04 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.43 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.14 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.77 #5b44aa Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a4bb55  rgb(164, 187, 85)  hsl(74, 43%, 53%)  Olivine
#6c55bb  rgb(108, 85, 187)  hsl(254, 43%, 53%)  Slate Blue
#55a4bb  rgb(85, 164, 187)  hsl(194, 43%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb55a4  rgb(187, 85, 164)  hsl(314, 43%, 53%)  Mulberry