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#AFBF85

#afbf85 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#afbf85 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 74.9% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.37% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 76.55°, with 31.18% saturation and 63.53% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4807

Complementary

  1. #afbf85
  2. #9585bf

Split complementary

  1. #afbf85
  2. #8592bf
  3. #b285bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb285
  2. #afbf85
  3. #92bf85

Triadic

  1. #afbf85
  2. #85afbf
  3. #bf85af

Tetradic

  1. #afbf85
  2. #85bf95
  3. #9585bf
  4. #bf85af

Square

  1. #afbf85
  2. #85bfb2
  3. #9585bf
  4. #bf8592

Monochromatic

  1. #61703b
  2. #8da255
  3. #afbf85
  4. #d0d9b7
  5. #f1f4e9

Shades

#afbf85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afbf85
  2. #9eac78
  3. #8c996a
  4. #7b865d
  5. #697350
  6. #586043
  7. #464c35
  8. #353928
  9. #23261b
  10. #12130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#afbf85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afbf85
  2. #b7c591
  3. #bfcc9d
  4. #c7d2aa
  5. #cfd9b6
  6. #d7dfc2
  7. #dfe5ce
  8. #e7ecda
  9. #eff2e7
  10. #f7f9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afbf85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afbf85
  2. #aab985
  3. #a6b284
  4. #a1ac84
  5. #9ca683
  6. #98a083
  7. #939982
  8. #8e9382
  9. #898d81
  10. #858681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b888 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbb83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbb87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afbf85 {
  color: #afbf85;
}
Background
.bg-afbf85 {
  background-color: #afbf85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afbf85 {
  border: 2px solid #afbf85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afbf85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 191 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 31% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afbf85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afbf85, #92bf85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afbf85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 191 133 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.66 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.45 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.78 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.33 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.44 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.29 #50407a Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Olivine
#afbf85  rgb(175, 191, 133)  hsl(77, 31%, 64%)  Olivine
#9585bf  rgb(149, 133, 191)  hsl(257, 31%, 64%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#85afbf  rgb(133, 175, 191)  hsl(197, 31%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#bf85af  rgb(191, 133, 175)  hsl(317, 31%, 64%)  Sky Magenta