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#A2CA12

#a2ca12 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a2ca12 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 79.22% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.09% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 73.04°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4997

Complementary

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #3a12ca

Split complementary

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #1246ca
  3. #9612ca

Analogous

  1. #ca9612
  2. #a2ca12
  3. #46ca12

Triadic

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #12a2ca
  3. #ca12a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #12ca3a
  3. #3a12ca
  4. #ca12a2

Square

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #12ca96
  3. #3a12ca
  4. #ca1246

Monochromatic

  1. #313e05
  2. #6a840c
  3. #a2ca12
  4. #c7ee3b
  5. #dbf481

Shades

#a2ca12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #92b610
  3. #82a20e
  4. #718d0d
  5. #61790b
  6. #516509
  7. #415107
  8. #313d05
  9. #202804
  10. #101402
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2ca12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #abcf2a
  3. #b5d541
  4. #beda59
  5. #c7df71
  6. #d1e589
  7. #daeaa0
  8. #e3efb8
  9. #ecf4d0
  10. #f6fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2ca12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2ca12
  2. #9fc31d
  3. #9bbb28
  4. #98b433
  5. #94ac3e
  6. #91a549
  7. #8e9e54
  8. #8a965f
  9. #878f6a
  10. #838775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2c195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abbfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c125 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2ca12 {
  color: #a2ca12;
}
Background
.bg-a2ca12 {
  background-color: #a2ca12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2ca12 {
  border: 2px solid #a2ca12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2ca12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 202 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2ca12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2ca12, #46ca12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2ca12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 202 18 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.90 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.14 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.06 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.51 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.79 #5d35ed Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a2ca12  rgb(162, 202, 18)  hsl(73, 84%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#3a12ca  rgb(58, 18, 202)  hsl(253, 84%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#12a2ca  rgb(18, 162, 202)  hsl(193, 84%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#ca12a2  rgb(202, 18, 162)  hsl(313, 84%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red