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#ADBC79

#adbc79 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#adbc79 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 73.43°, with 33.33% saturation and 60.59% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.4623

Complementary

  1. #adbc79
  2. #8879bc

Split complementary

  1. #adbc79
  2. #798cbc
  3. #a979bc

Analogous

  1. #bca979
  2. #adbc79
  3. #8cbc79

Triadic

  1. #adbc79
  2. #79adbc
  3. #bc79ad

Tetradic

  1. #adbc79
  2. #79bc88
  3. #8879bc
  4. #bc79ad

Square

  1. #adbc79
  2. #79bca9
  3. #8879bc
  4. #bc798c

Monochromatic

  1. #5c6834
  2. #8a9b4e
  3. #adbc79
  4. #ccd6ac
  5. #ebefdf

Shades

#adbc79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adbc79
  2. #9ca96d
  3. #8a9661
  4. #798455
  5. #687149
  6. #575e3d
  7. #454b30
  8. #343824
  9. #232618
  10. #11130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#adbc79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adbc79
  2. #b5c386
  3. #bdc994
  4. #c6d0a1
  5. #ced7af
  6. #d6debc
  7. #dee4c9
  8. #e6ebd7
  9. #eff2e4
  10. #f7f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adbc79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adbc79
  2. #a9b67a
  3. #a4b07a
  4. #a0aa7b
  5. #9ba47c
  6. #979e7d
  7. #92987d
  8. #8e927e
  9. #898c7f
  10. #85867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b574 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b5ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb876 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab87b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b89a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adbc79 {
  color: #adbc79;
}
Background
.bg-adbc79 {
  background-color: #adbc79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adbc79 {
  border: 2px solid #adbc79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adbc79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 188 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 33% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adbc79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adbc79, #8cbc79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adbc79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 188 121 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.41 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.89 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.21 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.08 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.07 #524386 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#adbc79  rgb(173, 188, 121)  hsl(73, 33%, 61%)  Olivine
#8879bc  rgb(136, 121, 188)  hsl(253, 33%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79adbc  rgb(121, 173, 188)  hsl(193, 33%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#bc79ad  rgb(188, 121, 173)  hsl(313, 33%, 61%)  Sky Magenta