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#AEBB87

#aebb87 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aebb87 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 73.33% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 27.66% saturation and 63.14% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4629

Complementary

  1. #aebb87
  2. #9487bb

Split complementary

  1. #aebb87
  2. #8794bb
  3. #ae87bb

Analogous

  1. #bbae87
  2. #aebb87
  3. #94bb87

Triadic

  1. #aebb87
  2. #87aebb
  3. #bb87ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebb87
  2. #87bb94
  3. #9487bb
  4. #bb87ae

Square

  1. #aebb87
  2. #87bbae
  3. #9487bb
  4. #bb8794

Monochromatic

  1. #606c3d
  2. #8c9d59
  3. #aebb87
  4. #cfd7b8
  5. #f0f2e9

Shades

#aebb87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebb87
  2. #9da87a
  3. #8b966c
  4. #7a835f
  5. #687051
  6. #575e44
  7. #464b36
  8. #343829
  9. #23251b
  10. #11130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebb87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebb87
  2. #b6c293
  3. #bec99f
  4. #c6cfab
  5. #ced6b7
  6. #d7ddc3
  7. #dfe4cf
  8. #e7ebdb
  9. #eff1e7
  10. #f7f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebb87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebb87
  2. #a9b586
  3. #a5af86
  4. #a0a985
  5. #9ca384
  6. #979e84
  7. #929883
  8. #8e9282
  9. #898c81
  10. #858681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b584 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab885 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b89f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebb87 {
  color: #aebb87;
}
Background
.bg-aebb87 {
  background-color: #aebb87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebb87 {
  border: 2px solid #aebb87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebb87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 187 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebb87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebb87, #94bb87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebb87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 187 135 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.90 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.30 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.75 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.52 #514478 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Olivine
#aebb87  rgb(174, 187, 135)  hsl(75, 28%, 63%)  Olivine
#9487bb  rgb(148, 135, 187)  hsl(255, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#87aebb  rgb(135, 174, 187)  hsl(195, 28%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#bb87ae  rgb(187, 135, 174)  hsl(315, 28%, 63%)  Sky Magenta