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#AEBD79

#aebd79 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aebd79 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.98% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 73.24°, with 34% saturation and 60.78% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.4677

Complementary

  1. #aebd79
  2. #8879bd

Split complementary

  1. #aebd79
  2. #798cbd
  3. #aa79bd

Analogous

  1. #bdaa79
  2. #aebd79
  3. #8cbd79

Triadic

  1. #aebd79
  2. #79aebd
  3. #bd79ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebd79
  2. #79bd88
  3. #8879bd
  4. #bd79ae

Square

  1. #aebd79
  2. #79bdaa
  3. #8879bd
  4. #bd798c

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6934
  2. #8b9c4d
  3. #aebd79
  4. #cdd6ac
  5. #ecefdf

Shades

#aebd79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebd79
  2. #9daa6d
  3. #8b9761
  4. #7a8455
  5. #687149
  6. #575f3d
  7. #464c30
  8. #343924
  9. #232618
  10. #11130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebd79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebd79
  2. #b6c486
  3. #beca94
  4. #c6d1a1
  5. #ced7af
  6. #d7debc
  7. #dfe5c9
  8. #e7ebd7
  9. #eff2e4
  10. #f7f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebd79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebd79
  2. #a9b77a
  3. #a5b17a
  4. #a0ab7b
  5. #9ca57c
  6. #979f7d
  7. #92987d
  8. #8e927e
  9. #898c7f
  10. #85867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b674 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b67c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b6ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb976 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb97b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2b99a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebd79 {
  color: #aebd79;
}
Background
.bg-aebd79 {
  background-color: #aebd79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebd79 {
  border: 2px solid #aebd79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebd79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 189 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 34% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebd79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebd79, #8cbd79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebd79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 189 121 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.23 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.34 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.98 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.17 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.34 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.79 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.12 #514286 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Olivine
#aebd79  rgb(174, 189, 121)  hsl(73, 34%, 61%)  Olivine
#8879bd  rgb(136, 121, 189)  hsl(253, 34%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79aebd  rgb(121, 174, 189)  hsl(193, 34%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#bd79ae  rgb(189, 121, 174)  hsl(313, 34%, 61%)  Sky Magenta