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#A6C47B

#a6c47b ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a6c47b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 76.86% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.24% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 84.66°, with 38.22% saturation and 62.55% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4902

Complementary

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #997bc4

Split complementary

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #7b82c4
  3. #be7bc4

Analogous

  1. #c4be7b
  2. #a6c47b
  3. #82c47b

Triadic

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #7ba6c4
  3. #c47ba6

Tetradic

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #7bc499
  3. #997bc4
  4. #c47ba6

Square

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #7bc4be
  3. #997bc4
  4. #c47b82

Monochromatic

  1. #597333
  2. #82a84b
  3. #a6c47b
  4. #cadcb0
  5. #edf3e5

Shades

#a6c47b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #95b06f
  3. #859d62
  4. #748956
  5. #64764a
  6. #53623e
  7. #424e31
  8. #323b25
  9. #212719
  10. #11140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6c47b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #afca88
  3. #b8d095
  4. #c1d6a3
  5. #cadcb0
  6. #d3e2bd
  7. #dbe7ca
  8. #e4edd7
  9. #edf3e5
  10. #f6f9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6c47b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6c47b
  2. #a2bd7c
  3. #9eb67c
  4. #9bb07d
  5. #97a97d
  6. #93a27e
  7. #8f9b7e
  8. #8b947f
  9. #888e7f
  10. #848780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2bea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbb76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b97f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabeb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbf78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbe7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8c09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6c47b {
  color: #a6c47b;
}
Background
.bg-a6c47b {
  background-color: #a6c47b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6c47b {
  border: 2px solid #a6c47b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6c47b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 196 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 38% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6c47b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6c47b, #82c47b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6c47b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 196 123 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.86 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.10 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.31 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.68 #593b84 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Olivine
#a6c47b  rgb(166, 196, 123)  hsl(85, 38%, 63%)  Olivine
#997bc4  rgb(153, 123, 196)  hsl(265, 38%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7ba6c4  rgb(123, 166, 196)  hsl(205, 38%, 63%)  Iceberg
#c47ba6  rgb(196, 123, 166)  hsl(325, 38%, 63%)  Sky Magenta