HEX atlas value

#AAD864

#AAD864 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 170, 216, 100, HSL 84, 60%, 62%, has luminance 0.5858, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#AAD864 Sample readable text

HEX #AAD864

RGB rgb(170, 216, 100)

HSL hsl(84 60% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 54, 15)

Luminance 0.5858

Contrast Black 12.72:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-aad864: #AAD864;
.background-aad864 { background-color: #AAD864; }
.text-aad864 { color: #AAD864; }

Luminance0.5858

Black text12.72:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AAD864","rgb":[170,216,100],"hsl":[84,60,62],"cmyk":[21,0,54,15],"luminance":0.5858,"contrast":{"black":12.72,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.72,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D2EBAD","hex":"#D2EBAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.23,"contrastWhite":1.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AEEE4F","hex":"#AEEE4F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.14,"contrastWhite":1.39,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8CD64","hex":"#D8CD64","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.84,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#70D864","hex":"#70D864","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.7,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5C379","hex":"#A5C379","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.68,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aad864.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9264D8","analogous":["#D8CD64","#70D864"],"triadic":["#64AAD8","#D864AA"],"tetradic":["#64D8CD","#9264D8","#D86470"],"splitComplementary":["#6470D8","#CD64D8"],"monochromatic":["#D2EBAD","#AAD864","#7EB42D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2EBAD","dark":"#7EB42D","saturated":"#AEEE4F","desaturated":"#A5C379","pastel":"#E1EDCF","neon":"#C2FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":32.95451410656816},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":38.71692136521188},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":46.54030511288038},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":52.952809179494906},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":52.952809179494906}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AAD864

#AAD864 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #AAD864 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 170, 216, and 100, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 60% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5858, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.72:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AAD864 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.72:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D2EBAD#000000 text · best 16.23:1#D2EBAD

#AEEE4F#000000 text · best 15.14:1#AEEE4F

#D8CD64#000000 text · best 12.84:1#D8CD64

#70D864#000000 text · best 11.7:1#70D864

#A5C379#000000 text · best 10.68:1#A5C379

Generated Palette

#AAD864#AAD864

#9264D8#9264D8

#D8CD64#D8CD64

#70D864#70D864

#D2EBAD#D2EBAD

#7EB42D#7EB42D

Color Harmonies

#9264D8#9264D8

#D8CD64#D8CD64

#70D864#70D864

#64AAD8#64AAD8

#D864AA#D864AA

Variants

#D2EBAD#D2EBAD

#7EB42D#7EB42D

#AEEE4F#AEEE4F

#A5C379#A5C379

#E1EDCF#E1EDCF

#C2FF66#C2FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#AAD864

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AAD864

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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