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#AABC79

#aabc79 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aabc79 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 73.73% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 76.12°, with 33.33% saturation and 60.59% 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 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.4589

Complementary

  1. #aabc79
  2. #8b79bc

Split complementary

  1. #aabc79
  2. #7989bc
  3. #ad79bc

Analogous

  1. #bcad79
  2. #aabc79
  3. #89bc79

Triadic

  1. #aabc79
  2. #79aabc
  3. #bc79aa

Tetradic

  1. #aabc79
  2. #79bc8b
  3. #8b79bc
  4. #bc79aa

Square

  1. #aabc79
  2. #79bcad
  3. #8b79bc
  4. #bc7989

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6834
  2. #869b4e
  3. #aabc79
  4. #cad6ac
  5. #ebefdf

Shades

#aabc79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aabc79
  2. #99a96d
  3. #889661
  4. #778455
  5. #667149
  6. #555e3d
  7. #444b30
  8. #333824
  9. #222618
  10. #11130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aabc79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aabc79
  2. #b3c386
  3. #bbc994
  4. #c4d0a1
  5. #ccd7af
  6. #d5debc
  7. #dde4c9
  8. #e6ebd7
  9. #eef2e4
  10. #f7f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aabc79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aabc79
  2. #a6b67a
  3. #a2b07a
  4. #9daa7b
  5. #99a47c
  6. #959e7d
  7. #91987d
  8. #8d927e
  9. #888c7f
  10. #84867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b574 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab876 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b87b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb89a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aabc79 {
  color: #aabc79;
}
Background
.bg-aabc79 {
  background-color: #aabc79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aabc79 {
  border: 2px solid #aabc79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aabc79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 188 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aabc79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aabc79, #89bc79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aabc79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 188 121 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.34 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.16 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.46 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.51 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.98 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.98 #554386 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Olivine
#aabc79  rgb(170, 188, 121)  hsl(76, 33%, 61%)  Olivine
#8b79bc  rgb(139, 121, 188)  hsl(256, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79aabc  rgb(121, 170, 188)  hsl(196, 33%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc79aa  rgb(188, 121, 170)  hsl(316, 33%, 61%)  Sky Magenta