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#ABDA79

#abda79 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#abda79 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 85.49% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.5% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 89.07°, with 56.73% saturation and 66.47% 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.6018

Complementary

  1. #abda79
  2. #a879da

Split complementary

  1. #abda79
  2. #797ada
  3. #d879da

Analogous

  1. #dad879
  2. #abda79
  3. #7ada79

Triadic

  1. #abda79
  2. #79abda
  3. #da79ab

Tetradic

  1. #abda79
  2. #79daa8
  3. #a879da
  4. #da79ab

Square

  1. #abda79
  2. #79dad8
  3. #a879da
  4. #da797a

Monochromatic

  1. #5f9228
  2. #85c93d
  3. #abda79
  4. #d1ebb5
  5. #f5fbef

Shades

#abda79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abda79
  2. #9ac46d
  3. #89ae61
  4. #789955
  5. #678349
  6. #566d3d
  7. #445730
  8. #334124
  9. #222c18
  10. #11160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#abda79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abda79
  2. #b3de86
  3. #bce194
  4. #c4e5a1
  5. #cde9af
  6. #d5edbc
  7. #ddf0c9
  8. #e6f4d7
  9. #eef8e4
  10. #f7fbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abda79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abda79
  2. #a7d17a
  3. #a2c87a
  4. #9ebf7b
  5. #9ab67c
  6. #96ad7d
  7. #91a47d
  8. #8d9b7e
  9. #89927f
  10. #84897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd2b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ce71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcb7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aed3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced374 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad17c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #add6aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abda79 {
  color: #abda79;
}
Background
.bg-abda79 {
  background-color: #abda79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abda79 {
  border: 2px solid #abda79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abda79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 218 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 57% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abda79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abda79, #7ada79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abda79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 218 121 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.85 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.84 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.92 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.55 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.76 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.93 #542586 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pistachio
#abda79  rgb(171, 218, 121)  hsl(89, 57%, 66%)  Pistachio
#a879da  rgb(168, 121, 218)  hsl(269, 57%, 66%)  Floral Lavender
#79abda  rgb(121, 171, 218)  hsl(209, 57%, 66%)  Iceberg
#da79ab  rgb(218, 121, 171)  hsl(329, 57%, 66%)  Thulian Pink