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#AED072

#aed072 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed072 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 81.57% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.19% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 81.7°, with 50% 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 12.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5533

Complementary

  1. #aed072
  2. #9472d0

Split complementary

  1. #aed072
  2. #727fd0
  3. #c372d0

Analogous

  1. #d0c372
  2. #aed072
  3. #7fd072

Triadic

  1. #aed072
  2. #72aed0
  3. #d072ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed072
  2. #72d094
  3. #9472d0
  4. #d072ae

Square

  1. #aed072
  2. #72d0c3
  3. #9472d0
  4. #d0727f

Monochromatic

  1. #607f2a
  2. #8cb83d
  3. #aed072
  4. #cfe3ab
  5. #f0f6e5

Shades

#aed072 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed072
  2. #9dbb67
  3. #8ba65b
  4. #7a9250
  5. #687d44
  6. #576839
  7. #46532e
  8. #343e22
  9. #232a17
  10. #11150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed072 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed072
  2. #b6d580
  3. #bed98e
  4. #c6de9c
  5. #cee3aa
  6. #d7e8b9
  7. #dfecc7
  8. #e7f1d5
  9. #eff6e3
  10. #f7faf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed072 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed072
  2. #a9c873
  3. #a5c075
  4. #a0b876
  5. #9cb078
  6. #97a879
  7. #92a07a
  8. #8e987c
  9. #89907d
  10. #85887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c56a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c477 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c8ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ca6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c975 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1cba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed072 {
  color: #aed072;
}
Background
.bg-aed072 {
  background-color: #aed072;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed072 {
  border: 2px solid #aed072;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed072;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 208 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 50% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed072 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed072, #7fd072);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed072 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 208 114 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.35 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.92 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.11 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.95 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.11 #512f8d Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aed072  rgb(174, 208, 114)  hsl(82, 50%, 63%)  Pistachio
#9472d0  rgb(148, 114, 208)  hsl(262, 50%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#72aed0  rgb(114, 174, 208)  hsl(202, 50%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#d072ae  rgb(208, 114, 174)  hsl(322, 50%, 63%)  Sky Magenta