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#A3C42E

#a3c42e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a3c42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.53% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 73.2°, with 61.98% saturation and 47.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4746

Complementary

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #4f2ec4

Split complementary

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #2e58c4
  3. #9a2ec4

Analogous

  1. #c49a2e
  2. #a3c42e
  3. #58c42e

Triadic

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #2ea3c4
  3. #c42ea3

Tetradic

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #2ec44f
  3. #4f2ec4
  4. #c42ea3

Square

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #2ec49a
  3. #4f2ec4
  4. #c42e58

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4811
  2. #6f861f
  3. #a3c42e
  4. #c0db64
  5. #d9e9a2

Shades

#a3c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #93b029
  3. #829d25
  4. #728920
  5. #62761c
  6. #526217
  7. #414e12
  8. #313b0e
  9. #212709
  10. #101405
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #acca43
  3. #b5d058
  4. #bfd66d
  5. #c8dc82
  6. #d1e297
  7. #dae7ab
  8. #e3edc0
  9. #edf3d5
  10. #f6f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3c42e
  2. #a0bd36
  3. #9cb63e
  4. #99b047
  5. #95a94f
  6. #92a257
  7. #8e9b5f
  8. #8b9467
  9. #878e70
  10. #848778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b803 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb73c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acbaa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bd1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbc37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3c42e {
  color: #a3c42e;
}
Background
.bg-a3c42e {
  background-color: #a3c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3c42e {
  border: 2px solid #a3c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3c42e, #58c42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.50 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.03 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.17 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.43 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.02 #5c3bd1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a3c42e  rgb(163, 196, 46)  hsl(73, 62%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#4f2ec4  rgb(79, 46, 196)  hsl(253, 62%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#2ea3c4  rgb(46, 163, 196)  hsl(193, 62%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#c42ea3  rgb(196, 46, 163)  hsl(313, 62%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red