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#AABE5B

#aabe5b ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aabe5b 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, 74.51% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 72.12°, with 43.23% saturation and 55.1% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 6.51.

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Relative luminance0.4613

Complementary

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #6f5bbe

Split complementary

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #5b79be
  3. #a15bbe

Analogous

  1. #bea15b
  2. #aabe5b
  3. #79be5b

Triadic

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #5baabe
  3. #be5baa

Tetradic

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #5bbe6f
  3. #6f5bbe
  4. #be5baa

Square

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #5bbea1
  3. #6f5bbe
  4. #be5b79

Monochromatic

  1. #505c24
  2. #81923a
  3. #aabe5b
  4. #c6d492
  5. #e3e9c9

Shades

#aabe5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #99ab52
  3. #889849
  4. #778540
  5. #667237
  6. #555f2e
  7. #444c24
  8. #33391b
  9. #222612
  10. #111309
  11. #000000

Tints

#aabe5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #b3c56b
  3. #bbcb7c
  4. #c4d28c
  5. #ccd89d
  6. #d5dfad
  7. #dde5bd
  8. #e6ecce
  9. #eef2de
  10. #f7f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aabe5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aabe5b
  2. #a6b85f
  3. #a2b262
  4. #9dab66
  5. #99a56a
  6. #959f6e
  7. #919971
  8. #8d9375
  9. #888c79
  10. #84867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b552 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b561 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb956 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb95e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb98f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aabe5b {
  color: #aabe5b;
}
Background
.bg-aabe5b {
  background-color: #aabe5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aabe5b {
  border: 2px solid #aabe5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aabe5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 190 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 43% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aabe5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aabe5b, #79be5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aabe5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 190 91 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.27 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.18 #5541a4 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#aabe5b  rgb(170, 190, 91)  hsl(72, 43%, 55%)  Olivine
#6f5bbe  rgb(111, 91, 190)  hsl(252, 43%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#5baabe  rgb(91, 170, 190)  hsl(192, 43%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#be5baa  rgb(190, 91, 170)  hsl(312, 43%, 55%)  Sky Magenta