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#A4E005

#a4e005 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e005 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 87.84% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.77% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 76.44°, with 95.63% saturation and 44.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6121

Complementary

  1. #a4e005
  2. #4105e0

Split complementary

  1. #a4e005
  2. #0536e0
  3. #ae05e0

Analogous

  1. #e0ae05
  2. #a4e005
  3. #36e005

Triadic

  1. #a4e005
  2. #05a4e0
  3. #e005a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e005
  2. #05e041
  3. #4105e0
  4. #e005a4

Square

  1. #a4e005
  2. #05e0ae
  3. #4105e0
  4. #e00536

Monochromatic

  1. #364a02
  2. #6d9503
  3. #a4e005
  4. #c5fb37
  5. #dbfc82

Shades

#a4e005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e005
  2. #94ca05
  3. #83b304
  4. #739d04
  5. #628603
  6. #527003
  7. #425a02
  8. #314302
  9. #212d01
  10. #101601
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e005
  2. #ade31e
  3. #b6e637
  4. #bfe950
  5. #c8ec69
  6. #d2f082
  7. #dbf39b
  8. #e4f6b4
  9. #edf9cd
  10. #f6fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e005
  2. #a0d611
  3. #9dcd1e
  4. #99c32a
  5. #96ba36
  6. #92b043
  7. #8ea64f
  8. #8b9d5b
  9. #879367
  10. #848a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abd5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8d997 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e005 {
  color: #a4e005;
}
Background
.bg-a4e005 {
  background-color: #a4e005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e005 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 224 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e005, #36e005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 224 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.01 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.12 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.43 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.66 #5b1ffa Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a4e005  rgb(164, 224, 5)  hsl(76, 96%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#4105e0  rgb(65, 5, 224)  hsl(256, 96%, 45%)  Blue
#05a4e0  rgb(5, 164, 224)  hsl(196, 96%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#e005a4  rgb(224, 5, 164)  hsl(316, 96%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red