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#A2CD12

#a2cd12 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a2cd12 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, 80.39% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 73.8°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5139

Complementary

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #3d12cd

Split complementary

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #1244cd
  3. #9b12cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9b12
  2. #a2cd12
  3. #44cd12

Triadic

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #12a2cd
  3. #cd12a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #12cd3d
  3. #3d12cd
  4. #cd12a2

Square

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #12cd9b
  3. #3d12cd
  4. #cd1244

Monochromatic

  1. #334006
  2. #6a870c
  3. #a2cd12
  4. #c5ee3e
  5. #daf484

Shades

#a2cd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #92b910
  3. #82a40e
  4. #71900d
  5. #617b0b
  6. #516709
  7. #415207
  8. #313e05
  9. #202904
  10. #101502
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2cd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #abd22a
  3. #b5d741
  4. #bedc59
  5. #c7e171
  6. #d1e689
  7. #daeba0
  8. #e3f0b8
  9. #ecf5d0
  10. #f6fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2cd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2cd12
  2. #9fc51d
  3. #9bbe28
  4. #98b633
  5. #94ae3e
  6. #91a749
  7. #8e9f54
  8. #8a975f
  9. #878f6a
  10. #838875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abc2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2cd12 {
  color: #a2cd12;
}
Background
.bg-a2cd12 {
  background-color: #a2cd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2cd12 {
  border: 2px solid #a2cd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2cd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 205 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2cd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2cd12, #44cd12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2cd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 205 18 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.14 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.89 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.73 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 11.26 #5d32ed Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a2cd12  rgb(162, 205, 18)  hsl(74, 84%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#3d12cd  rgb(61, 18, 205)  hsl(254, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#12a2cd  rgb(18, 162, 205)  hsl(194, 84%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#cd12a2  rgb(205, 18, 162)  hsl(314, 84%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red