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#A2CD31

#a2cd31 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a2cd31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 76.54°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5157

Complementary

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #5c31cd

Split complementary

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #3154cd
  3. #aa31cd

Analogous

  1. #cdaa31
  2. #a2cd31
  3. #54cd31

Triadic

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #31a2cd
  3. #cd31a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #31cd5c
  3. #5c31cd
  4. #cd31a2

Square

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #31cdaa
  3. #5c31cd
  4. #cd3154

Monochromatic

  1. #405213
  2. #718f22
  3. #a2cd31
  4. #bedc6e
  5. #daebac

Shades

#a2cd31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #92b92c
  3. #82a427
  4. #719022
  5. #617b1d
  6. #516719
  7. #415214
  8. #313e0f
  9. #20290a
  10. #101505
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2cd31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #abd246
  3. #b5d75a
  4. #bedc6f
  5. #c7e183
  6. #d1e698
  7. #daebad
  8. #e3f0c1
  9. #ecf5d6
  10. #f6faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2cd31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2cd31
  2. #9fc539
  3. #9bbe41
  4. #98b649
  5. #94ae51
  6. #91a759
  7. #8e9f60
  8. #8a9768
  9. #878f70
  10. #838878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c49a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c005 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aac3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c51e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c43b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2cd31 {
  color: #a2cd31;
}
Background
.bg-a2cd31 {
  background-color: #a2cd31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2cd31 {
  border: 2px solid #a2cd31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2cd31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 205 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2cd31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2cd31, #54cd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2cd31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 205 49 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.82 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.18 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.49 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.92 #5d32ce Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a2cd31  rgb(162, 205, 49)  hsl(77, 61%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#5c31cd  rgb(92, 49, 205)  hsl(257, 61%, 50%)  Han Purple
#31a2cd  rgb(49, 162, 205)  hsl(197, 61%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#cd31a2  rgb(205, 49, 162)  hsl(317, 61%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red