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#AED77E

#aed77e ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed77e 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, 84.31% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.4% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 87.64°, with 52.66% saturation and 66.86% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5911

Complementary

  1. #aed77e
  2. #a77ed7

Split complementary

  1. #aed77e
  2. #7e81d7
  3. #d37ed7

Analogous

  1. #d7d37e
  2. #aed77e
  3. #81d77e

Triadic

  1. #aed77e
  2. #7eaed7
  3. #d77eae

Tetradic

  1. #aed77e
  2. #7ed7a7
  3. #a77ed7
  4. #d77eae

Square

  1. #aed77e
  2. #7ed7d3
  3. #a77ed7
  4. #d77e81

Monochromatic

  1. #628f2c
  2. #89c544
  3. #aed77e
  4. #d3e9b8
  5. #f5faef

Shades

#aed77e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed77e
  2. #9dc271
  3. #8bac65
  4. #7a9758
  5. #68814c
  6. #576c3f
  7. #465632
  8. #344126
  9. #232b19
  10. #11160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed77e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed77e
  2. #b6db8b
  3. #bedf98
  4. #c6e3a5
  5. #cee7b2
  6. #d7ebbf
  7. #dfefcb
  8. #e7f3d8
  9. #eff7e5
  10. #f7fbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed77e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed77e
  2. #a9ce7e
  3. #a5c67e
  4. #a0bd7f
  5. #9cb47f
  6. #97ac7f
  7. #92a37f
  8. #8e9a7f
  9. #899180
  10. #858980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfcfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcc77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c983 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdd07a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cf81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed77e {
  color: #aed77e;
}
Background
.bg-aed77e {
  background-color: #aed77e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed77e {
  border: 2px solid #aed77e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed77e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 215 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 53% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed77e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed77e, #81d77e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed77e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 215 126 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.37 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.26 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.78 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.80 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.31 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.48 #512881 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aed77e  rgb(174, 215, 126)  hsl(88, 53%, 67%)  Pistachio
#a77ed7  rgb(167, 126, 215)  hsl(268, 53%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#7eaed7  rgb(126, 174, 215)  hsl(208, 53%, 67%)  Iceberg
#d77eae  rgb(215, 126, 174)  hsl(328, 53%, 67%)  Thulian Pink