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#A5BE2E

#a5be2e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a5be2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 74.51% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 70.42°, with 61.02% saturation and 46.27% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.4502

Complementary

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #472ebe

Split complementary

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #2e5dbe
  3. #8f2ebe

Analogous

  1. #be8f2e
  2. #a5be2e
  3. #5dbe2e

Triadic

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #2ea5be
  3. #be2ea5

Tetradic

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #2ebe47
  3. #472ebe
  4. #be2ea5

Square

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #2ebe8f
  3. #472ebe
  4. #be2e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4310
  2. #6f801f
  3. #a5be2e
  4. #c4d960
  5. #dbe79e

Shades

#a5be2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #95ab29
  3. #849825
  4. #748520
  5. #63721c
  6. #535f17
  7. #424c12
  8. #32390e
  9. #212609
  10. #111305
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5be2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #aec543
  3. #b7cb58
  4. #c0d26d
  5. #c9d882
  6. #d2df97
  7. #dbe5ab
  8. #e4ecc0
  9. #edf2d5
  10. #f6f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5be2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5be2e
  2. #a1b836
  3. #9eb23e
  4. #9aab47
  5. #96a54f
  6. #939f57
  7. #8f995f
  8. #8b9367
  9. #878c70
  10. #848678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab308 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b33b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afb4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb71d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb836 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abb884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5be2e {
  color: #a5be2e;
}
Background
.bg-a5be2e {
  background-color: #a5be2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5be2e {
  border: 2px solid #a5be2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5be2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 190 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5be2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5be2e, #5dbe2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5be2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 190 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.20 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.33 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.20 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.13 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.02 #5a41d1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a5be2e  rgb(165, 190, 46)  hsl(70, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#472ebe  rgb(71, 46, 190)  hsl(250, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#2ea5be  rgb(46, 165, 190)  hsl(190, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#be2ea5  rgb(190, 46, 165)  hsl(310, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red