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#4FA500

#4fa500 ≈ Kelly Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4fa500 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.98% red, 64.71% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 91.27°, with 100% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2857

Complementary

  1. #4fa500
  2. #5600a5

Split complementary

  1. #4fa500
  2. #0300a5
  3. #a500a1

Analogous

  1. #a1a500
  2. #4fa500
  3. #00a503

Triadic

  1. #4fa500
  2. #004fa5
  3. #a5004f

Tetradic

  1. #4fa500
  2. #00a556
  3. #5600a5
  4. #a5004f

Square

  1. #4fa500
  2. #00a1a5
  3. #5600a5
  4. #a50300

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1400
  2. #2a5800
  3. #4fa500
  4. #74f100
  5. #9bff3f

Shades

#4fa500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4fa500
  2. #479500
  3. #3f8400
  4. #377400
  5. #2f6300
  6. #285300
  7. #204200
  8. #183200
  9. #102100
  10. #081100
  11. #000000

Tints

#4fa500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4fa500
  2. #61ae1a
  3. #72b733
  4. #84c04d
  5. #95c966
  6. #a7d280
  7. #b9db99
  8. #cae4b3
  9. #dcedcc
  10. #edf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4fa500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4fa500
  2. #54a10d
  3. #599e1a
  4. #5e9a26
  5. #639633
  6. #689340
  7. #6c8f4d
  8. #718b5a
  9. #768766
  10. #7b8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c9a73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a08f21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a9e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #879818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4ca16e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4fa500 {
  color: #4fa500;
}
Background
.bg-4fa500 {
  background-color: #4fa500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4fa500 {
  border: 2px solid #4fa500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4fa500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 79 165 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 100% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4fa500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4fa500, #00a503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4fa500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(79 165 0 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.29 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.94 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.12 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.76 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 11.29 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.39 #b05aff Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4fa500  rgb(79, 165, 0)  hsl(91, 100%, 32%)  Kelly Green
#5600a5  rgb(86, 0, 165)  hsl(271, 100%, 32%)  Indigo
#004fa5  rgb(0, 79, 165)  hsl(211, 100%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#a5004f  rgb(165, 0, 79)  hsl(331, 100%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam