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#AABA86

#aaba86 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aaba86 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 72.94% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.96% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 78.46°, with 27.37% saturation and 62.75% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4539

Complementary

  1. #aaba86
  2. #9686ba

Split complementary

  1. #aaba86
  2. #8690ba
  3. #b086ba

Analogous

  1. #bab086
  2. #aaba86
  3. #90ba86

Triadic

  1. #aaba86
  2. #86aaba
  3. #ba86aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaba86
  2. #86ba96
  3. #9686ba
  4. #ba86aa

Square

  1. #aaba86
  2. #86bab0
  3. #9686ba
  4. #ba8690

Monochromatic

  1. #5c6a3d
  2. #879b58
  3. #aaba86
  4. #ccd6b7
  5. #eef2e7

Shades

#aaba86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaba86
  2. #99a779
  3. #88956b
  4. #77825e
  5. #667050
  6. #555d43
  7. #444a36
  8. #333828
  9. #22251b
  10. #11130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaba86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaba86
  2. #b3c192
  3. #bbc89e
  4. #c4cfaa
  5. #ccd6b6
  6. #d5ddc3
  7. #dde3cf
  8. #e6eadb
  9. #eef1e7
  10. #f7f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaba86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaba86
  2. #a6b485
  3. #a2ae85
  4. #9da984
  5. #99a384
  6. #959d83
  7. #919782
  8. #8d9182
  9. #888c81
  10. #848681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b6a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b483 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb488 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b684 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b687 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb79e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaba86 {
  color: #aaba86;
}
Background
.bg-aaba86 {
  background-color: #aaba86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaba86 {
  border: 2px solid #aaba86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaba86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 186 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 27% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaba86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaba86, #90ba86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaba86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 186 134 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.83 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.33 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.45 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.58 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.15 #554579 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Olivine
#aaba86  rgb(170, 186, 134)  hsl(78, 27%, 63%)  Olivine
#9686ba  rgb(150, 134, 186)  hsl(258, 27%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#86aaba  rgb(134, 170, 186)  hsl(198, 27%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#ba86aa  rgb(186, 134, 170)  hsl(318, 27%, 63%)  Sky Magenta