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#A1CA08

#a1ca08 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#a1ca08 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 79.22% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.04% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 72.68°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4984

Complementary

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #3108ca

Split complementary

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #0840ca
  3. #9208ca

Analogous

  1. #ca9208
  2. #a1ca08
  3. #40ca08

Triadic

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #08a1ca
  3. #ca08a1

Tetradic

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #08ca31
  3. #3108ca
  4. #ca08a1

Square

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #08ca92
  3. #3108ca
  4. #ca0840

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3702
  2. #668005
  3. #a1ca08
  4. #cbf628
  5. #ddf972

Shades

#a1ca08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #91b607
  3. #81a206
  4. #718d06
  5. #617905
  6. #516504
  7. #405103
  8. #303d02
  9. #202802
  10. #101401
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1ca08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #aacf21
  3. #b4d539
  4. #bdda52
  5. #c7df6b
  6. #d0e584
  7. #d9ea9c
  8. #e3efb5
  9. #ecf4ce
  10. #f6fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1ca08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1ca08
  2. #9ec314
  3. #9abb20
  4. #97b42c
  5. #94ac38
  6. #91a544
  7. #8d9e50
  8. #8a965c
  9. #878f68
  10. #838774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1c195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c121 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6c488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1ca08 {
  color: #a1ca08;
}
Background
.bg-a1ca08 {
  background-color: #a1ca08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1ca08 {
  border: 2px solid #a1ca08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1ca08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 202 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1ca08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1ca08, #40ca08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1ca08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 202 8 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.18 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.51 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.16 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.47 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.97 #5e35f7 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a1ca08  rgb(161, 202, 8)  hsl(73, 92%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#3108ca  rgb(49, 8, 202)  hsl(253, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#08a1ca  rgb(8, 161, 202)  hsl(193, 92%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#ca08a1  rgb(202, 8, 161)  hsl(313, 92%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red