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#AAD080

#aad080 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aad080 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 81.57% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.46% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 88.5°, with 45.98% saturation and 65.88% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5522

Complementary

  1. #aad080
  2. #a680d0

Split complementary

  1. #aad080
  2. #8082d0
  3. #ce80d0

Analogous

  1. #d0ce80
  2. #aad080
  3. #82d080

Triadic

  1. #aad080
  2. #80aad0
  3. #d080aa

Tetradic

  1. #aad080
  2. #80d0a6
  3. #a680d0
  4. #d080aa

Square

  1. #aad080
  2. #80d0ce
  3. #a680d0
  4. #d08082

Monochromatic

  1. #5e8631
  2. #85bb48
  3. #aad080
  4. #cfe5b8
  5. #f5f9f0

Shades

#aad080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aad080
  2. #99bb73
  3. #88a666
  4. #77925a
  5. #667d4d
  6. #556840
  7. #445333
  8. #333e26
  9. #222a1a
  10. #11150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aad080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aad080
  2. #b3d58d
  3. #bbd999
  4. #c4dea6
  5. #cce3b3
  6. #d5e8c0
  7. #ddeccc
  8. #e6f1d9
  9. #eef6e6
  10. #f7faf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aad080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aad080
  2. #a6c880
  3. #a2c080
  4. #9db880
  5. #99b080
  6. #95a880
  7. #91a080
  8. #8d9880
  9. #889080
  10. #848880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c67a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c384 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adcabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ca7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c883 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #accca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aad080 {
  color: #aad080;
}
Background
.bg-aad080 {
  background-color: #aad080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aad080 {
  border: 2px solid #aad080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aad080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 208 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 46% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aad080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aad080, #82d080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aad080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 208 128 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.04 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.91 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.74 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.66 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.77 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.83 #552f7f Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Pistachio
#aad080  rgb(170, 208, 128)  hsl(89, 46%, 66%)  Pistachio
#a680d0  rgb(166, 128, 208)  hsl(269, 46%, 66%)  Floral Lavender
#80aad0  rgb(128, 170, 208)  hsl(209, 46%, 66%)  Iceberg
#d080aa  rgb(208, 128, 170)  hsl(329, 46%, 66%)  Thulian Pink