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#AACA88

#aaca88 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aaca88 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 79.22% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.67% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 89.09°, with 38.37% saturation and 66.27% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5256

Complementary

  1. #aaca88
  2. #a888ca

Split complementary

  1. #aaca88
  2. #8889ca
  3. #c988ca

Analogous

  1. #cac988
  2. #aaca88
  3. #89ca88

Triadic

  1. #aaca88
  2. #88aaca
  3. #ca88aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaca88
  2. #88caa8
  3. #a888ca
  4. #ca88aa

Square

  1. #aaca88
  2. #88cac9
  3. #a888ca
  4. #ca8889

Monochromatic

  1. #5e8039
  2. #84b253
  3. #aaca88
  4. #d0e2bd
  5. #f5f9f1

Shades

#aaca88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaca88
  2. #99b67a
  3. #88a26d
  4. #778d5f
  5. #667952
  6. #556544
  7. #445136
  8. #333d29
  9. #22281b
  10. #11140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaca88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaca88
  2. #b3cf94
  3. #bbd5a0
  4. #c4daac
  5. #ccdfb8
  6. #d5e5c4
  7. #ddeacf
  8. #e6efdb
  9. #eef4e7
  10. #f7faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaca88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaca88
  2. #a6c387
  3. #a2bb86
  4. #9db486
  5. #99ac85
  6. #95a584
  7. #919e83
  8. #8d9682
  9. #888f82
  10. #848781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c4ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c184 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbf8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adc4b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c585 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc48a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acc7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaca88 {
  color: #aaca88;
}
Background
.bg-aaca88 {
  background-color: #aaca88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaca88 {
  border: 2px solid #aaca88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaca88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 202 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 38% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaca88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaca88, #89ca88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaca88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 202 136 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.68 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.28 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.38 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.94 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.30 #553577 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aaca88  rgb(170, 202, 136)  hsl(89, 38%, 66%)  Pistachio
#a888ca  rgb(168, 136, 202)  hsl(269, 38%, 66%)  Floral Lavender
#88aaca  rgb(136, 170, 202)  hsl(209, 38%, 66%)  Iceberg
#ca88aa  rgb(202, 136, 170)  hsl(329, 38%, 66%)  Puce