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#A4BC46

#a4bc46 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a4bc46 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 73.73% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.77% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.2°, with 46.83% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.443

Complementary

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #5e46bc

Split complementary

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #4669bc
  3. #9946bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9946
  2. #a4bc46
  3. #69bc46

Triadic

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #46a4bc
  3. #bc46a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #46bc5e
  3. #5e46bc
  4. #bc46a4

Square

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #46bc99
  3. #5e46bc
  4. #bc4669

Monochromatic

  1. #434d1c
  2. #748530
  3. #a4bc46
  4. #c0d07e
  5. #dbe5b6

Shades

#a4bc46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #94a93f
  3. #839638
  4. #738431
  5. #62712a
  6. #525e23
  7. #424b1c
  8. #313815
  9. #21260e
  10. #101307
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4bc46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #adc359
  3. #b6c96b
  4. #bfd07e
  5. #c8d790
  6. #d2dea3
  7. #dbe4b5
  8. #e4ebc8
  9. #edf2da
  10. #f6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4bc46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4bc46
  2. #a0b64c
  3. #9db052
  4. #99aa57
  5. #96a45d
  6. #929e63
  7. #8e9869
  8. #8b926f
  9. #878c74
  10. #84867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acb693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b237 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b24e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab63e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b64b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9b688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4bc46 {
  color: #a4bc46;
}
Background
.bg-a4bc46 {
  background-color: #a4bc46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4bc46 {
  border: 2px solid #a4bc46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4bc46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 188 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4bc46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4bc46, #69bc46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4bc46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 188 70 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.46 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.73 #5b43b9 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a4bc46  rgb(164, 188, 70)  hsl(72, 47%, 51%)  Apple Green
#5e46bc  rgb(94, 70, 188)  hsl(252, 47%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#46a4bc  rgb(70, 164, 188)  hsl(192, 47%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#bc46a4  rgb(188, 70, 164)  hsl(312, 47%, 51%)  Mulberry