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#A4E12E

#a4e12e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a4e12e 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, 88.24% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 80.45°, with 74.9% saturation and 53.14% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6194

Complementary

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #6b2ee1

Split complementary

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #2e4ae1
  3. #c52ee1

Analogous

  1. #e1c52e
  2. #a4e12e
  3. #4ae12e

Triadic

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #2ea4e1
  3. #e12ea4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #2ee16b
  3. #6b2ee1
  4. #e12ea4

Square

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #2ee1c5
  3. #6b2ee1
  4. #e12e4a

Monochromatic

  1. #49670f
  2. #78aa18
  3. #a4e12e
  4. #c1eb71
  5. #def4b4

Shades

#a4e12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #94cb29
  3. #83b425
  4. #739e20
  5. #62871c
  6. #527117
  7. #425a12
  8. #31440e
  9. #212d09
  10. #101705
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #ade443
  3. #b6e758
  4. #bfea6d
  5. #c8ed82
  6. #d2f097
  7. #dbf3ab
  8. #e4f6c0
  9. #edf9d5
  10. #f6fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e12e
  2. #a0d736
  3. #9dce3e
  4. #99c447
  5. #96ba4f
  6. #92b157
  7. #8ea75f
  8. #8b9d67
  9. #879370
  10. #848a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd6a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aad6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d811 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced53b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8db9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e12e {
  color: #a4e12e;
}
Background
.bg-a4e12e {
  background-color: #a4e12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e12e {
  border: 2px solid #a4e12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 225 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e12e, #4ae12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 225 46 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.11 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.11 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.43 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.05 #5b1ed1 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e12e  rgb(164, 225, 46)  hsl(80, 75%, 53%)  Inchworm
#6b2ee1  rgb(107, 46, 225)  hsl(260, 75%, 53%)  Electric Indigo
#2ea4e1  rgb(46, 164, 225)  hsl(200, 75%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#e12ea4  rgb(225, 46, 164)  hsl(320, 75%, 53%)  Shocking Pink