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#A7BD8A

#a7bd8a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a7bd8a 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, 74.12% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.98% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 85.88°, with 27.87% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.4645

Complementary

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #a08abd

Split complementary

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #8a8ebd
  3. #ba8abd

Analogous

  1. #bdba8a
  2. #a7bd8a
  3. #8ebd8a

Triadic

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #8aa7bd
  3. #bd8aa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #8abda0
  3. #a08abd
  4. #bd8aa7

Square

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #8abdba
  3. #a08abd
  4. #bd8a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6f3f
  2. #82a05a
  3. #a7bd8a
  4. #ccd9bb
  5. #f1f4ec

Shades

#a7bd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #96aa7c
  3. #86976e
  4. #758461
  5. #647153
  6. #545f45
  7. #434c37
  8. #323929
  9. #21261c
  10. #11130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7bd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #b0c496
  3. #b9caa1
  4. #c1d1ad
  5. #cad7b9
  6. #d3dec5
  7. #dce5d0
  8. #e5ebdc
  9. #edf2e8
  10. #f6f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7bd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7bd8a
  2. #a3b789
  3. #9fb188
  4. #9bab87
  5. #97a586
  6. #949f85
  7. #909884
  8. #8c9283
  9. #888c82
  10. #848681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b687 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb58c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b88b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9baa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7bd8a {
  color: #a7bd8a;
}
Background
.bg-a7bd8a {
  background-color: #a7bd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7bd8a {
  border: 2px solid #a7bd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7bd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 189 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 28% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7bd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7bd8a, #8ebd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7bd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 189 138 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.62 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 5.92 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.40 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.41 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.85 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.11 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.15 #584275 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a7bd8a  rgb(167, 189, 138)  hsl(86, 28%, 64%)  Olivine
#a08abd  rgb(160, 138, 189)  hsl(266, 28%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8aa7bd  rgb(138, 167, 189)  hsl(206, 28%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#bd8aa7  rgb(189, 138, 167)  hsl(326, 28%, 64%)  Puce