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#AED87E

#aed87e ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed87e 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, 84.71% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.67% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 88°, with 53.57% saturation and 67.06% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5962

Complementary

  1. #aed87e
  2. #a87ed8

Split complementary

  1. #aed87e
  2. #7e81d8
  3. #d57ed8

Analogous

  1. #d8d57e
  2. #aed87e
  3. #81d87e

Triadic

  1. #aed87e
  2. #7eaed8
  3. #d87eae

Tetradic

  1. #aed87e
  2. #7ed8a8
  3. #a87ed8
  4. #d87eae

Square

  1. #aed87e
  2. #7ed8d5
  3. #a87ed8
  4. #d87e81

Monochromatic

  1. #62912c
  2. #89c643
  3. #aed87e
  4. #d3eab9
  5. #f5faef

Shades

#aed87e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed87e
  2. #9dc271
  3. #8bad65
  4. #7a9758
  5. #68824c
  6. #576c3f
  7. #465632
  8. #344126
  9. #232b19
  10. #11160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed87e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed87e
  2. #b6dc8b
  3. #bee098
  4. #c6e4a5
  5. #cee8b2
  6. #d7ecbf
  7. #dfefcb
  8. #e7f3d8
  9. #eff7e5
  10. #f7fbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed87e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed87e
  2. #a9cf7e
  3. #a5c67e
  4. #a0be7f
  5. #9cb57f
  6. #97ac7f
  7. #92a37f
  8. #8e9a7f
  9. #899280
  10. #858980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d0b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #daca83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ced17a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cad081 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d4ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed87e {
  color: #aed87e;
}
Background
.bg-aed87e {
  background-color: #aed87e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed87e {
  border: 2px solid #aed87e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed87e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 216 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 54% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed87e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed87e, #81d87e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed87e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 216 126 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.53 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.59 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.56 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.05 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.18 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.28 #512781 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aed87e  rgb(174, 216, 126)  hsl(88, 54%, 67%)  Pistachio
#a87ed8  rgb(168, 126, 216)  hsl(268, 54%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#7eaed8  rgb(126, 174, 216)  hsl(208, 54%, 67%)  Iceberg
#d87eae  rgb(216, 126, 174)  hsl(328, 54%, 67%)  Thulian Pink