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#AEBE53

#aebe53 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aebe53 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, 74.51% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.32% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 68.97°, with 45.15% saturation and 53.53% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4645

Complementary

  1. #aebe53
  2. #6353be

Split complementary

  1. #aebe53
  2. #5379be
  3. #9853be

Analogous

  1. #be9853
  2. #aebe53
  3. #79be53

Triadic

  1. #aebe53
  2. #53aebe
  3. #be53ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebe53
  2. #53be63
  3. #6353be
  4. #be53ae

Square

  1. #aebe53
  2. #53be98
  3. #6353be
  4. #be5379

Monochromatic

  1. #4f5721
  2. #818f36
  3. #aebe53
  4. #c8d38b
  5. #e2e8c2

Shades

#aebe53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebe53
  2. #9dab4b
  3. #8b9842
  4. #7a853a
  5. #687232
  6. #575f2a
  7. #464c21
  8. #343919
  9. #232611
  10. #111308
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebe53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebe53
  2. #b6c564
  3. #becb75
  4. #c6d287
  5. #ced898
  6. #d7dfa9
  7. #dfe5ba
  8. #e7eccb
  9. #eff2dd
  10. #f7f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebe53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebe53
  2. #a9b858
  3. #a5b25c
  4. #a0ab61
  5. #9ca565
  6. #979f6a
  7. #92996e
  8. #8e9373
  9. #898c77
  10. #85867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b659 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b4a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb94d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #beb957 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebe53 {
  color: #aebe53;
}
Background
.bg-aebe53 {
  background-color: #aebe53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebe53 {
  border: 2px solid #aebe53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebe53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 190 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebe53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebe53, #79be53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebe53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 190 83 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.10 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.18 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.15 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.21 #5141ac Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#aebe53  rgb(174, 190, 83)  hsl(69, 45%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#6353be  rgb(99, 83, 190)  hsl(249, 45%, 54%)  Iris
#53aebe  rgb(83, 174, 190)  hsl(189, 45%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#be53ae  rgb(190, 83, 174)  hsl(309, 45%, 54%)  Medium Orchid