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#AED486

#aed486 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed486 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, 83.14% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.79% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 89.23°, with 47.56% saturation and 67.84% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5781

Complementary

  1. #aed486
  2. #ac86d4

Split complementary

  1. #aed486
  2. #8687d4
  3. #d386d4

Analogous

  1. #d4d386
  2. #aed486
  3. #87d486

Triadic

  1. #aed486
  2. #86aed4
  3. #d486ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed486
  2. #86d4ac
  3. #ac86d4
  4. #d486ae

Square

  1. #aed486
  2. #86d4d3
  3. #ac86d4
  4. #d48687

Monochromatic

  1. #628e33
  2. #88c04e
  3. #aed486
  4. #d4e8be
  5. #f5faf0

Shades

#aed486 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed486
  2. #9dbf79
  3. #8baa6b
  4. #7a945e
  5. #687f50
  6. #576a43
  7. #465536
  8. #344028
  9. #232a1b
  10. #11150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed486 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed486
  2. #b6d892
  3. #bedd9e
  4. #c6e1aa
  5. #cee5b6
  6. #d7eac3
  7. #dfeecf
  8. #e7f2db
  9. #eff6e7
  10. #f7fbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed486 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed486
  2. #a9cc85
  3. #a5c385
  4. #a0bb84
  5. #9cb284
  6. #97aa83
  7. #92a282
  8. #8e9982
  9. #899181
  10. #858881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #becdb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbca80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c78a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1cec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbce83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cc88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d0ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed486 {
  color: #aed486;
}
Background
.bg-aed486 {
  background-color: #aed486;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed486 {
  border: 2px solid #aed486;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed486;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 212 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 48% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed486 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed486, #87d486);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed486 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 212 134 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.95 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.93 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.82 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.07 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.82 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.89 #512b79 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aed486  rgb(174, 212, 134)  hsl(89, 48%, 68%)  Pistachio
#ac86d4  rgb(172, 134, 212)  hsl(269, 48%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#86aed4  rgb(134, 174, 212)  hsl(209, 48%, 68%)  Iceberg
#d486ae  rgb(212, 134, 174)  hsl(329, 48%, 68%)  Thulian Pink