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#A3CC00

#a3cc00 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#a3cc00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 80% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 72.06°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5097

Complementary

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #2900cc

Split complementary

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #003dcc
  3. #8f00cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #a3cc00
  3. #3dcc00

Triadic

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #00a3cc
  3. #cc00a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #00cc29
  3. #2900cc
  4. #cc00a3

Square

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #00cc8f
  3. #2900cc
  4. #cc003d

Monochromatic

  1. #293300
  2. #668000
  3. #a3cc00
  4. #d1ff1a
  5. #e0ff66

Shades

#a3cc00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #93b800
  3. #82a300
  4. #728f00
  5. #627a00
  6. #526600
  7. #415200
  8. #313d00
  9. #212900
  10. #101400
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3cc00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #acd11a
  3. #b5d633
  4. #bfdb4d
  5. #c8e066
  6. #d1e680
  7. #daeb99
  8. #e3f0b3
  9. #edf5cc
  10. #f6fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3cc00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3cc00
  2. #a0c40d
  3. #9cbd1a
  4. #99b526
  5. #95ae33
  6. #92a640
  7. #8e9e4d
  8. #8b975a
  9. #878f66
  10. #848873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3c396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acc1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c31e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9c689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3cc00 {
  color: #a3cc00;
}
Background
.bg-a3cc00 {
  background-color: #a3cc00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3cc00 {
  border: 2px solid #a3cc00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3cc00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 204 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3cc00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3cc00, #3dcc00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3cc00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 204 0 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.44 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.92 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.93 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.04 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 11.53 #5c33ff Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a3cc00  rgb(163, 204, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#2900cc  rgb(41, 0, 204)  hsl(252, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#00a3cc  rgb(0, 163, 204)  hsl(192, 100%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#cc00a3  rgb(204, 0, 163)  hsl(312, 100%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red