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#A5BB4E

#a5bb4e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a5bb4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 72.11°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4409

Complementary

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #644ebb

Split complementary

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #4e6ebb
  3. #9a4ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb9a4e
  2. #a5bb4e
  3. #6ebb4e

Triadic

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #4ea5bb
  3. #bb4ea5

Tetradic

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #4ebb64
  3. #644ebb
  4. #bb4ea5

Square

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #4ebb9a
  3. #644ebb
  4. #bb4e6e

Monochromatic

  1. #47511f
  2. #778834
  3. #a5bb4e
  4. #c1d085
  5. #dde5bd

Shades

#a5bb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #95a846
  3. #84963e
  4. #748337
  5. #63702f
  6. #535e27
  7. #424b1f
  8. #323817
  9. #212510
  10. #111308
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5bb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #aec260
  3. #b7c971
  4. #c0cf83
  5. #c9d695
  6. #d2dda7
  7. #dbe4b8
  8. #e4ebca
  9. #edf1dc
  10. #f6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5bb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5bb4e
  2. #a1b553
  3. #9eaf58
  4. #9aa95d
  5. #96a362
  6. #939e67
  7. #8f986c
  8. #8b9271
  9. #878c76
  10. #84867b
  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 #acb594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b142 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab547 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b552 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5bb4e {
  color: #a5bb4e;
}
Background
.bg-a5bb4e {
  background-color: #a5bb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5bb4e {
  border: 2px solid #a5bb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5bb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5bb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5bb4e, #6ebb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5bb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.96 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.65 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.44 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.96 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.41 #5a44b1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a5bb4e  rgb(165, 187, 78)  hsl(72, 44%, 52%)  Apple Green
#644ebb  rgb(100, 78, 187)  hsl(252, 44%, 52%)  Iris
#4ea5bb  rgb(78, 165, 187)  hsl(192, 44%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb4ea5  rgb(187, 78, 165)  hsl(312, 44%, 52%)  Mulberry