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#A7BC8B

#a7bc8b ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a7bc8b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 73.73% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 85.71°, with 26.78% saturation and 64.12% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4605

Complementary

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #a08bbc

Split complementary

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #8b8fbc
  3. #b98bbc

Analogous

  1. #bcb98b
  2. #a7bc8b
  3. #8fbc8b

Triadic

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #8ba7bc
  3. #bc8ba7

Tetradic

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #8bbca0
  3. #a08bbc
  4. #bc8ba7

Square

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #8bbcb9
  3. #a08bbc
  4. #bc8b8f

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6e40
  2. #829f5c
  3. #a7bc8b
  4. #ccd8bb
  5. #f1f4ec

Shades

#a7bc8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #96a97d
  3. #86966f
  4. #758461
  5. #647153
  6. #545e46
  7. #434b38
  8. #32382a
  9. #21261c
  10. #11130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7bc8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #b0c397
  3. #b9c9a2
  4. #c1d0ae
  5. #cad7b9
  6. #d3dec5
  7. #dce4d1
  8. #e5ebdc
  9. #edf2e8
  10. #f6f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7bc8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7bc8b
  2. #a3b68a
  3. #9fb089
  4. #9baa88
  5. #97a487
  6. #949e86
  7. #909884
  8. #8c9283
  9. #888c82
  10. #848681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b688 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb48d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b889 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b78c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9b9a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7bc8b {
  color: #a7bc8b;
}
Background
.bg-a7bc8b {
  background-color: #a7bc8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7bc8b {
  border: 2px solid #a7bc8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7bc8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 188 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 27% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7bc8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7bc8b, #8fbc8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7bc8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 188 139 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.00 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.94 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.47 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.67 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.21 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.38 #584374 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a7bc8b  rgb(167, 188, 139)  hsl(86, 27%, 64%)  Olivine
#a08bbc  rgb(160, 139, 188)  hsl(266, 27%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8ba7bc  rgb(139, 167, 188)  hsl(206, 27%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc8ba7  rgb(188, 139, 167)  hsl(326, 27%, 64%)  Puce