ColorTool
Log in
#AAB00A

#aab00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aab00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 62.17°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.23.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3962

Complementary

  1. #aab00a
  2. #100ab0

Split complementary

  1. #aab00a
  2. #0a57b0
  3. #630ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0630a
  2. #aab00a
  3. #57b00a

Triadic

  1. #aab00a
  2. #0aaab0
  3. #b00aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aab00a
  2. #0ab010
  3. #100ab0
  4. #b00aaa

Square

  1. #aab00a
  2. #0ab063
  3. #100ab0
  4. #b00a57

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1f02
  2. #646806
  3. #aab00a
  4. #eaf215
  5. #f0f65d

Shades

#aab00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab00a
  2. #999e09
  3. #888d08
  4. #777b07
  5. #666a06
  6. #555805
  7. #444604
  8. #333503
  9. #222302
  10. #111201
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab00a
  2. #b3b823
  3. #bbc03b
  4. #c4c854
  5. #ccd06c
  6. #d5d885
  7. #dddf9d
  8. #e6e7b6
  9. #eeefce
  10. #f7f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab00a
  2. #a6ab16
  3. #a2a622
  4. #9da22d
  5. #999d39
  6. #959845
  7. #919351
  8. #8d8e5d
  9. #888a68
  10. #848574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9ac86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7ad1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2a977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aab00a {
  color: #aab00a;
}
Background
.bg-aab00a {
  background-color: #aab00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab00a {
  border: 2px solid #aab00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab00a, #57b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.23 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.06 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.71 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.81 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.70 #554ff5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#aab00a  rgb(170, 176, 10)  hsl(62, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#100ab0  rgb(16, 10, 176)  hsl(242, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0aaab0  rgb(10, 170, 176)  hsl(182, 89%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b00aaa  rgb(176, 10, 170)  hsl(302, 89%, 36%)  Dark Orchid