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#A9BB5C

#a9bb5c ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a9bb5c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 73.33% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.8% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 71.37°, with 41.13% saturation and 54.71% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4475

Complementary

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #6e5cbb

Split complementary

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #5c7abb
  3. #9e5cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb9e5c
  2. #a9bb5c
  3. #7abb5c

Triadic

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #5ca9bb
  3. #bb5ca9

Tetradic

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #5cbb6e
  3. #6e5cbb
  4. #bb5ca9

Square

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #5cbb9e
  3. #6e5cbb
  4. #bb5c7a

Monochromatic

  1. #4f5925
  2. #7f8f3c
  3. #a9bb5c
  4. #c5d292
  5. #e2e8c8

Shades

#a9bb5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #98a853
  3. #87964a
  4. #768340
  5. #657037
  6. #555e2e
  7. #444b25
  8. #33381c
  9. #222512
  10. #111309
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9bb5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #b2c26c
  3. #bac97d
  4. #c3cf8d
  5. #cbd69d
  6. #d4ddae
  7. #dde4be
  8. #e5ebce
  9. #eef1de
  10. #f6f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9bb5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9bb5c
  2. #a5b560
  3. #a1af63
  4. #9da967
  5. #99a36a
  6. #959e6e
  7. #909872
  8. #8c9275
  9. #888c79
  10. #84867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b253 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b361 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b2a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb657 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab65f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb68e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9bb5c {
  color: #a9bb5c;
}
Background
.bg-a9bb5c {
  background-color: #a9bb5c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9bb5c {
  border: 2px solid #a9bb5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9bb5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 187 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9bb5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9bb5c, #7abb5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9bb5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 187 92 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.59 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.75 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.37 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.73 #5644a3 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Olivine
#a9bb5c  rgb(169, 187, 92)  hsl(71, 41%, 55%)  Olivine
#6e5cbb  rgb(110, 92, 187)  hsl(251, 41%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#5ca9bb  rgb(92, 169, 187)  hsl(191, 41%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb5ca9  rgb(187, 92, 169)  hsl(311, 41%, 55%)  Sky Magenta