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#A4DC2D

#a4dc2d ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a4dc2d 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, 86.27% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 79.2°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5927

Complementary

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #652ddc

Split complementary

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #2d4cdc
  3. #bd2ddc

Analogous

  1. #dcbd2d
  2. #a4dc2d
  3. #4cdc2d

Triadic

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #2da4dc
  3. #dc2da4

Tetradic

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #2ddc65
  3. #652ddc
  4. #dc2da4

Square

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #2ddcbd
  3. #652ddc
  4. #dc2d4c

Monochromatic

  1. #466010
  2. #76a21b
  3. #a4dc2d
  4. #c0e76f
  5. #ddf2b0

Shades

#a4dc2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #94c629
  3. #83b024
  4. #739a20
  5. #62841b
  6. #526e17
  7. #425812
  8. #31420e
  9. #212c09
  10. #101605
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4dc2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #ade042
  3. #b6e357
  4. #bfe76c
  5. #c8ea81
  6. #d2ee96
  7. #dbf1ab
  8. #e4f5c0
  9. #edf8d5
  10. #f6fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4dc2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4dc2d
  2. #a0d335
  3. #9dca3e
  4. #99c046
  5. #96b74e
  6. #92ae57
  7. #8ea55f
  8. #8b9c67
  9. #87926f
  10. #848978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcd2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c940 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abd1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d311 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd139 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8d698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4dc2d {
  color: #a4dc2d;
}
Background
.bg-a4dc2d {
  background-color: #a4dc2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4dc2d {
  border: 2px solid #a4dc2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4dc2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 220 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4dc2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4dc2d, #4cdc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4dc2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 220 45 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.88 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.24 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.78 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.86 #5b23d2 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a4dc2d  rgb(164, 220, 45)  hsl(79, 71%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#652ddc  rgb(101, 45, 220)  hsl(259, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple
#2da4dc  rgb(45, 164, 220)  hsl(199, 71%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#dc2da4  rgb(220, 45, 164)  hsl(319, 71%, 52%)  Shocking Pink