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#A2E809

#a2e809 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a2e809 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 90.98% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.12% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 78.83°, with 92.53% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6541

Complementary

  1. #a2e809
  2. #4f09e8

Split complementary

  1. #a2e809
  2. #0933e8
  3. #be09e8

Analogous

  1. #e8be09
  2. #a2e809
  3. #33e809

Triadic

  1. #a2e809
  2. #09a2e8
  3. #e809a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2e809
  2. #09e84f
  3. #4f09e8
  4. #e809a2

Square

  1. #a2e809
  2. #09e8be
  3. #4f09e8
  4. #e80933

Monochromatic

  1. #3b5503
  2. #6f9e06
  3. #a2e809
  4. #c0f846
  5. #d9fb8f

Shades

#a2e809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2e809
  2. #92d108
  3. #82ba07
  4. #71a206
  5. #618b05
  6. #517405
  7. #415d04
  8. #314603
  9. #202e02
  10. #101701
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2e809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2e809
  2. #abea22
  3. #b5ed3a
  4. #beef53
  5. #c7f16b
  6. #d1f484
  7. #daf69d
  8. #e3f8b5
  9. #ecface
  10. #f6fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2e809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2e809
  2. #9fde15
  3. #9bd321
  4. #98c92d
  5. #94be39
  6. #91b445
  7. #8eaa50
  8. #8a9f5c
  9. #879568
  10. #838a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2dca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8ddc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8de00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1db28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6e19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2e809 {
  color: #a2e809;
}
Background
.bg-a2e809 {
  background-color: #a2e809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2e809 {
  border: 2px solid #a2e809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2e809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 232 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2e809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2e809, #33e809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2e809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 232 9 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.25 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.88 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.93 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.41 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.74 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.77 #5d17f6 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a2e809  rgb(162, 232, 9)  hsl(79, 93%, 47%)  Spring Bud
#4f09e8  rgb(79, 9, 232)  hsl(259, 93%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#09a2e8  rgb(9, 162, 232)  hsl(199, 93%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#e809a2  rgb(232, 9, 162)  hsl(319, 93%, 47%)  Shocking Pink