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#8AAE4E

#8aae4e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aae4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.3623

Complementary

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #724eae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #4e5aae
  3. #a24eae

Analogous

  1. #aea24e
  2. #8aae4e
  3. #5aae4e

Triadic

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #4e8aae
  3. #ae4e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #4eae72
  3. #724eae
  4. #ae4e8a

Square

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #4eaea2
  3. #724eae
  4. #ae4e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #36441f
  2. #607936
  3. #8aae4e
  4. #adc782
  5. #cfdeb6

Shades

#8aae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #7c9d46
  3. #6e8b3e
  4. #617a37
  5. #53682f
  6. #455727
  7. #37461f
  8. #293417
  9. #1c2310
  10. #0e1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #96b660
  3. #a1be71
  4. #adc683
  5. #b9ce95
  6. #c5d7a7
  7. #d0dfb8
  8. #dce7ca
  9. #e8efdc
  10. #f3f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae4e
  2. #89a953
  3. #88a558
  4. #87a05d
  5. #869c62
  6. #859767
  7. #84926c
  8. #838e71
  9. #828976
  10. #81857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a445 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a254 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fa799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a849 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a752 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8daa81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae4e {
  color: #8aae4e;
}
Background
.bg-8aae4e {
  background-color: #8aae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae4e {
  border: 2px solid #8aae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae4e, #5aae4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.87 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.26 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.33 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.77 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.39 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.68 #7551b1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Olivine
#8aae4e  rgb(138, 174, 78)  hsl(83, 38%, 49%)  Olivine
#724eae  rgb(114, 78, 174)  hsl(263, 38%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#4e8aae  rgb(78, 138, 174)  hsl(203, 38%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#ae4e8a  rgb(174, 78, 138)  hsl(323, 38%, 49%)  Mulberry