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#AFD481

#afd481 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#afd481 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 83.14% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 39.15% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 86.75°, with 49.11% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5779

Complementary

  1. #afd481
  2. #a681d4

Split complementary

  1. #afd481
  2. #8185d4
  3. #cf81d4

Analogous

  1. #d4cf81
  2. #afd481
  3. #85d481

Triadic

  1. #afd481
  2. #81afd4
  3. #d481af

Tetradic

  1. #afd481
  2. #81d4a6
  3. #a681d4
  4. #d481af

Square

  1. #afd481
  2. #81d4cf
  3. #a681d4
  4. #d48185

Monochromatic

  1. #638c30
  2. #8bc148
  3. #afd481
  4. #d3e7ba
  5. #f5faf0

Shades

#afd481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afd481
  2. #9ebf74
  3. #8caa67
  4. #7b945a
  5. #697f4d
  6. #586a41
  7. #465534
  8. #354027
  9. #232a1a
  10. #12150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#afd481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afd481
  2. #b7d88e
  3. #bfdd9a
  4. #c7e1a7
  5. #cfe5b3
  6. #d7eac0
  7. #dfeecd
  8. #e7f2d9
  9. #eff6e6
  10. #f7fbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afd481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afd481
  2. #aacc81
  3. #a6c381
  4. #a1bb81
  5. #9cb281
  6. #98aa81
  7. #93a280
  8. #8e9980
  9. #899180
  10. #858880
  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 #bfcdb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcca7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c785 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbce7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cd84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d0aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afd481 {
  color: #afd481;
}
Background
.bg-afd481 {
  background-color: #afd481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afd481 {
  border: 2px solid #afd481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afd481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 212 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 49% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afd481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afd481, #85d481);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afd481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 212 129 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.06 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.68 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.97 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.86 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.98 #502b7e Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#afd481  rgb(175, 212, 129)  hsl(87, 49%, 67%)  Pistachio
#a681d4  rgb(166, 129, 212)  hsl(267, 49%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#81afd4  rgb(129, 175, 212)  hsl(207, 49%, 67%)  Iceberg
#d481af  rgb(212, 129, 175)  hsl(327, 49%, 67%)  Sky Magenta