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#86B00A

#86b00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#86b00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 75.18°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.96.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.3614

Complementary

  1. #86b00a
  2. #340ab0

Split complementary

  1. #86b00a
  2. #0a33b0
  3. #870ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0870a
  2. #86b00a
  3. #33b00a

Triadic

  1. #86b00a
  2. #0a86b0
  3. #b00a86

Tetradic

  1. #86b00a
  2. #0ab034
  3. #340ab0
  4. #b00a86

Square

  1. #86b00a
  2. #0ab087
  3. #340ab0
  4. #b00a33

Monochromatic

  1. #181f02
  2. #4f6806
  3. #86b00a
  4. #baf215
  5. #cff65d

Shades

#86b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86b00a
  2. #799e09
  3. #6b8d08
  4. #5e7b07
  5. #506a06
  6. #435805
  7. #364604
  8. #283503
  9. #1b2302
  10. #0d1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#86b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86b00a
  2. #92b823
  3. #9ec03b
  4. #aac854
  5. #b6d06c
  6. #c3d885
  7. #cfdf9d
  8. #dbe7b6
  9. #e7efce
  10. #f3f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86b00a
  2. #85ab16
  3. #85a622
  4. #84a22d
  5. #849d39
  6. #839845
  7. #829351
  8. #828e5d
  9. #818a68
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8da795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a71d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aab76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86b00a {
  color: #86b00a;
}
Background
.bg-86b00a {
  background-color: #86b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86b00a {
  border: 2px solid #86b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86b00a, #33b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.96 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.70 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.95 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.35 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.55 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.91 #794ff5 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#86b00a  rgb(134, 176, 10)  hsl(75, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#340ab0  rgb(52, 10, 176)  hsl(255, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0a86b0  rgb(10, 134, 176)  hsl(195, 89%, 36%)  Cerulean
#b00a86  rgb(176, 10, 134)  hsl(315, 89%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red