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#ABB42E

#abb42e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abb42e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.44% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 64.03°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.415

Complementary

  1. #abb42e
  2. #372eb4

Split complementary

  1. #abb42e
  2. #2e68b4
  3. #7a2eb4

Analogous

  1. #b47a2e
  2. #abb42e
  3. #68b42e

Triadic

  1. #abb42e
  2. #2eabb4
  3. #b42eab

Tetradic

  1. #abb42e
  2. #2eb437
  3. #372eb4
  4. #b42eab

Square

  1. #abb42e
  2. #2eb47a
  3. #372eb4
  4. #b42e68

Monochromatic

  1. #373a0f
  2. #71771e
  3. #abb42e
  4. #ccd55a
  5. #dfe497

Shades

#abb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb42e
  2. #9aa229
  3. #899025
  4. #787e20
  5. #676c1c
  6. #565a17
  7. #444812
  8. #33360e
  9. #222409
  10. #111205
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb42e
  2. #b3bc43
  3. #bcc358
  4. #c4cb6d
  5. #cdd282
  6. #d5da97
  7. #dde1ab
  8. #e6e9c0
  9. #eef0d5
  10. #f7f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb42e
  2. #a7af36
  3. #a2aa3e
  4. #9ea447
  5. #9a9f4f
  6. #969a57
  7. #91955f
  8. #8d9067
  9. #898a70
  10. #848578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7a99b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9af1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2ae7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb42e {
  color: #abb42e;
}
Background
.bg-abb42e {
  background-color: #abb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb42e {
  border: 2px solid #abb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb42e, #68b42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.99 #544bd1 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Apple Green
#abb42e  rgb(171, 180, 46)  hsl(64, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#372eb4  rgb(55, 46, 180)  hsl(244, 59%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#2eabb4  rgb(46, 171, 180)  hsl(184, 59%, 44%)  Verdigris
#b42eab  rgb(180, 46, 171)  hsl(304, 59%, 44%)  Purpureus