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#A4E109

#a4e109 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e109 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, 88.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 76.94°, with 92.31% saturation and 45.88% 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 13.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6176

Complementary

  1. #a4e109
  2. #4609e1

Split complementary

  1. #a4e109
  2. #0938e1
  3. #b209e1

Analogous

  1. #e1b209
  2. #a4e109
  3. #38e109

Triadic

  1. #a4e109
  2. #09a4e1
  3. #e109a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e109
  2. #09e146
  3. #4609e1
  4. #e109a4

Square

  1. #a4e109
  2. #09e1b2
  3. #4609e1
  4. #e10938

Monochromatic

  1. #394e03
  2. #6e9706
  3. #a4e109
  4. #c3f73f
  5. #dafa89

Shades

#a4e109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e109
  2. #94cb08
  3. #83b407
  4. #739e06
  5. #628705
  6. #527105
  7. #425a04
  8. #314403
  9. #212d02
  10. #101701
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e109
  2. #ade422
  3. #b6e73a
  4. #bfea53
  5. #c8ed6b
  6. #d2f084
  7. #dbf39d
  8. #e4f6b5
  9. #edf9ce
  10. #f6fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e109
  2. #a0d715
  3. #9dce21
  4. #99c42d
  5. #96ba39
  6. #92b145
  7. #8ea750
  8. #8b9d5c
  9. #879368
  10. #848a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abd6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced526 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8da98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e109 {
  color: #a4e109;
}
Background
.bg-a4e109 {
  background-color: #a4e109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e109 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 225 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e109, #38e109);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 225 9 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.37 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.53 #5b1ef6 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e109  rgb(164, 225, 9)  hsl(77, 92%, 46%)  Inchworm
#4609e1  rgb(70, 9, 225)  hsl(257, 92%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#09a4e1  rgb(9, 164, 225)  hsl(197, 92%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#e109a4  rgb(225, 9, 164)  hsl(317, 92%, 46%)  Shocking Pink