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#A6B00A

#a6b00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6b00a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 63.61°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.3918

Complementary

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #140ab0

Split complementary

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #0a53b0
  3. #670ab0

Analogous

  1. #b0670a
  2. #a6b00a
  3. #53b00a

Triadic

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #0aa6b0
  3. #b00aa6

Tetradic

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #0ab014
  3. #140ab0
  4. #b00aa6

Square

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #0ab067
  3. #140ab0
  4. #b00a53

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1f02
  2. #626806
  3. #a6b00a
  4. #e4f215
  5. #edf65d

Shades

#a6b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #959e09
  3. #858d08
  4. #747b07
  5. #646a06
  6. #535805
  7. #424604
  8. #323503
  9. #212302
  10. #111201
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #afb823
  3. #b8c03b
  4. #c1c854
  5. #cad06c
  6. #d3d885
  7. #dbdf9d
  8. #e4e7b6
  9. #edefce
  10. #f6f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6b00a
  2. #a2ab16
  3. #9ea622
  4. #9ba22d
  5. #979d39
  6. #939845
  7. #8f9351
  8. #8b8e5d
  9. #888a68
  10. #848574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7ab85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bea923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2a596 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5ac1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ada977 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6b00a {
  color: #a6b00a;
}
Background
.bg-a6b00a {
  background-color: #a6b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6b00a {
  border: 2px solid #a6b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6b00a, #53b00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.96 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.48 #594ff5 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a6b00a  rgb(166, 176, 10)  hsl(64, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#140ab0  rgb(20, 10, 176)  hsl(244, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre
#0aa6b0  rgb(10, 166, 176)  hsl(184, 89%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#b00aa6  rgb(176, 10, 166)  hsl(304, 89%, 36%)  Dark Magenta