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#ADCB86

#adcb86 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#adcb86 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 79.61% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.99% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 86.09°, with 39.88% saturation and 66.08% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.5332

Complementary

  1. #adcb86
  2. #a486cb

Split complementary

  1. #adcb86
  2. #868bcb
  3. #c786cb

Analogous

  1. #cbc786
  2. #adcb86
  3. #8bcb86

Triadic

  1. #adcb86
  2. #86adcb
  3. #cb86ad

Tetradic

  1. #adcb86
  2. #86cba4
  3. #a486cb
  4. #cb86ad

Square

  1. #adcb86
  2. #86cbc7
  3. #a486cb
  4. #cb868b

Monochromatic

  1. #618137
  2. #89b451
  3. #adcb86
  4. #d1e2bc
  5. #f5f9f1

Shades

#adcb86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adcb86
  2. #9cb779
  3. #8aa26b
  4. #798e5e
  5. #687a50
  6. #576643
  7. #455136
  8. #343d28
  9. #23291b
  10. #11140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#adcb86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adcb86
  2. #b5d092
  3. #bdd59e
  4. #c6dbaa
  5. #cee0b6
  6. #d6e5c3
  7. #deeacf
  8. #e6efdb
  9. #eff5e7
  10. #f7faf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adcb86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adcb86
  2. #a9c485
  3. #a4bc85
  4. #a0b584
  5. #9bad84
  6. #97a683
  7. #929e82
  8. #8e9782
  9. #898f81
  10. #858881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c5ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c281 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0c5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c683 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc7a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adcb86 {
  color: #adcb86;
}
Background
.bg-adcb86 {
  background-color: #adcb86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adcb86 {
  border: 2px solid #adcb86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adcb86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 203 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 40% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adcb86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adcb86, #8bcb86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adcb86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 203 134 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.84 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.88 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.54 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.26 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.59 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.72 #523479 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#adcb86  rgb(173, 203, 134)  hsl(86, 40%, 66%)  Pistachio
#a486cb  rgb(164, 134, 203)  hsl(266, 40%, 66%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#86adcb  rgb(134, 173, 203)  hsl(206, 40%, 66%)  Iceberg
#cb86ad  rgb(203, 134, 173)  hsl(326, 40%, 66%)  Sky Magenta