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#ADBC72

#adbc72 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#adbc72 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 73.73% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.36% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.16°, with 35.58% saturation and 59.22% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.41.

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Relative luminance0.4607

Complementary

  1. #adbc72
  2. #8172bc

Split complementary

  1. #adbc72
  2. #7288bc
  3. #a672bc

Analogous

  1. #bca672
  2. #adbc72
  3. #88bc72

Triadic

  1. #adbc72
  2. #72adbc
  3. #bc72ad

Tetradic

  1. #adbc72
  2. #72bc81
  3. #8172bc
  4. #bc72ad

Square

  1. #adbc72
  2. #72bca6
  3. #8172bc
  4. #bc7288

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6530
  2. #899949
  3. #adbc72
  4. #cbd5a6
  5. #e9edda

Shades

#adbc72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adbc72
  2. #9ca967
  3. #8a965b
  4. #798450
  5. #687144
  6. #575e39
  7. #454b2e
  8. #343822
  9. #232617
  10. #11130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#adbc72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adbc72
  2. #b5c380
  3. #bdc98e
  4. #c6d09c
  5. #ced7aa
  6. #d6deb9
  7. #dee4c7
  8. #e6ebd5
  9. #eff2e3
  10. #f7f8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adbc72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adbc72
  2. #a9b673
  3. #a4b075
  4. #a0aa76
  5. #9ba478
  6. #979e79
  7. #92987a
  8. #8e927c
  9. #898c7d
  10. #85867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b56c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b576 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b5aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb86f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adbc72 {
  color: #adbc72;
}
Background
.bg-adbc72 {
  background-color: #adbc72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adbc72 {
  border: 2px solid #adbc72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adbc72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 188 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adbc72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adbc72, #88bc72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adbc72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 188 114 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.18 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.63 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.13 #52438d Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#adbc72  rgb(173, 188, 114)  hsl(72, 36%, 59%)  Olivine
#8172bc  rgb(129, 114, 188)  hsl(252, 36%, 59%)  Medium Purple
#72adbc  rgb(114, 173, 188)  hsl(192, 36%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc72ad  rgb(188, 114, 173)  hsl(312, 36%, 59%)  Sky Magenta