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#A3CD40

#a3cd40 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a3cd40 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, 80.39% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 77.87°, with 58.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5182

Complementary

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #6a40cd

Split complementary

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #405dcd
  3. #b140cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb140
  2. #a3cd40
  3. #5dcd40

Triadic

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #40a3cd
  3. #cd40a3

Tetradic

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #40cd6a
  3. #6a40cd
  4. #cd40a3

Square

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #40cdb1
  3. #6a40cd
  4. #cd405d

Monochromatic

  1. #485c18
  2. #779928
  3. #a3cd40
  4. #c0dd7d
  5. #ddedb9

Shades

#a3cd40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #93b93a
  3. #82a433
  4. #72902d
  5. #627b26
  6. #526720
  7. #41521a
  8. #313e13
  9. #21290d
  10. #101506
  11. #000000

Tints

#a3cd40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #acd253
  3. #b5d766
  4. #bfdc79
  5. #c8e18c
  6. #d1e6a0
  7. #daebb3
  8. #e3f0c6
  9. #edf5d9
  10. #f6faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a3cd40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a3cd40
  2. #a0c546
  3. #9cbe4d
  4. #99b653
  5. #95ae5a
  6. #92a760
  7. #8e9f66
  8. #8b976d
  9. #878f73
  10. #84887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4c49c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c02a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aac3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c534 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c447 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a3cd40 {
  color: #a3cd40;
}
Background
.bg-a3cd40 {
  background-color: #a3cd40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a3cd40 {
  border: 2px solid #a3cd40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a3cd40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 205 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a3cd40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a3cd40, #5dcd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a3cd40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 205 64 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 1.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.56 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.56 #5c32bf Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a3cd40  rgb(163, 205, 64)  hsl(78, 59%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#6a40cd  rgb(106, 64, 205)  hsl(258, 59%, 53%)  Iris
#40a3cd  rgb(64, 163, 205)  hsl(198, 59%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#cd40a3  rgb(205, 64, 163)  hsl(318, 59%, 53%)  Mulberry