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#A4C62E

#a4c62e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a4c62e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 77.65% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.77% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 73.42°, with 62.3% saturation and 47.84% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4848

Complementary

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #502ec6

Split complementary

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #2e58c6
  3. #9c2ec6

Analogous

  1. #c69c2e
  2. #a4c62e
  3. #58c62e

Triadic

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #2ea4c6
  3. #c62ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #2ec650
  3. #502ec6
  4. #c62ea4

Square

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #2ec69c
  3. #502ec6
  4. #c62e58

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4a11
  2. #718820
  3. #a4c62e
  4. #c1db65
  5. #daeaa3

Shades

#a4c62e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #94b229
  3. #839e25
  4. #738b20
  5. #62771c
  6. #526317
  7. #424f12
  8. #313b0e
  9. #212809
  10. #101405
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4c62e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #adcc43
  3. #b6d158
  4. #bfd76d
  5. #c8dd82
  6. #d2e397
  7. #dbe8ab
  8. #e4eec0
  9. #edf4d5
  10. #f6f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4c62e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4c62e
  2. #a0bf36
  3. #9db83e
  4. #99b147
  5. #96aa4f
  6. #92a357
  7. #8e9c5f
  8. #8b9567
  9. #878e70
  10. #848778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1be95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adbcaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbe37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9c089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4c62e {
  color: #a4c62e;
}
Background
.bg-a4c62e {
  background-color: #a4c62e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4c62e {
  border: 2px solid #a4c62e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4c62e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 198 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4c62e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4c62e, #58c62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4c62e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 198 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.14 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.45 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.24 #5b39d1 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a4c62e  rgb(164, 198, 46)  hsl(73, 62%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#502ec6  rgb(80, 46, 198)  hsl(253, 62%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#2ea4c6  rgb(46, 164, 198)  hsl(193, 62%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#c62ea4  rgb(198, 46, 164)  hsl(313, 62%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red