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#AEBD65

#aebd65 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aebd65 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 74.12% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.56% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 70.23°, with 40% saturation and 56.86% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4633

Complementary

  1. #aebd65
  2. #7465bd

Split complementary

  1. #aebd65
  2. #6582bd
  3. #a065bd

Analogous

  1. #bda065
  2. #aebd65
  3. #82bd65

Triadic

  1. #aebd65
  2. #65aebd
  3. #bd65ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebd65
  2. #65bd74
  3. #7465bd
  4. #bd65ae

Square

  1. #aebd65
  2. #65bda0
  3. #7465bd
  4. #bd6582

Monochromatic

  1. #576029
  2. #879540
  3. #aebd65
  4. #cad49b
  5. #e6ebd0

Shades

#aebd65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebd65
  2. #9daa5b
  3. #8b9751
  4. #7a8447
  5. #68713d
  6. #575f33
  7. #464c28
  8. #34391e
  9. #232614
  10. #11130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebd65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebd65
  2. #b6c474
  3. #beca84
  4. #c6d193
  5. #ced7a3
  6. #d7deb2
  7. #dfe5c1
  8. #e7ebd1
  9. #eff2e0
  10. #f7f8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebd65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebd65
  2. #a9b768
  3. #a5b16a
  4. #a0ab6d
  5. #9ca570
  6. #979f73
  7. #929875
  8. #8e9278
  9. #898c7b
  10. #85867d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b89b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b55e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b66a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b5a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #beb861 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb968 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebd65 {
  color: #aebd65;
}
Background
.bg-aebd65 {
  background-color: #aebd65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebd65 {
  border: 2px solid #aebd65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebd65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 189 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 40% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebd65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebd65, #82bd65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebd65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 189 101 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.93 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.44 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.91 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.17 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.26 #51429a Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#aebd65  rgb(174, 189, 101)  hsl(70, 40%, 57%)  Dark Khaki
#7465bd  rgb(116, 101, 189)  hsl(250, 40%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#65aebd  rgb(101, 174, 189)  hsl(190, 40%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#bd65ae  rgb(189, 101, 174)  hsl(310, 40%, 57%)  Sky Magenta