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#A4E21F

#a4e21f ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e21f 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, 88.63% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.28% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 79.08°, with 77.08% saturation and 50.39% 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 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6238

Complementary

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #5d1fe2

Split complementary

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #1f42e2
  3. #bf1fe2

Analogous

  1. #e2bf1f
  2. #a4e21f
  3. #42e21f

Triadic

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #1fa4e2
  3. #e21fa4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #1fe25d
  3. #5d1fe2
  4. #e21fa4

Square

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #1fe2bf
  3. #5d1fe2
  4. #e21f42

Monochromatic

  1. #435c0c
  2. #74a015
  3. #a4e21f
  4. #c0eb63
  5. #dbf4a6

Shades

#a4e21f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #94cb1c
  3. #83b519
  4. #739e16
  5. #628813
  6. #527110
  7. #425a0c
  8. #314409
  9. #212d06
  10. #101703
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e21f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #ade535
  3. #b6e84c
  4. #bfeb62
  5. #c8ee79
  6. #d2f18f
  7. #dbf3a5
  8. #e4f6bc
  9. #edf9d2
  10. #f6fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e21f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e21f
  2. #a0d829
  3. #9dce32
  4. #99c53c
  5. #96bb46
  6. #92b150
  7. #8ea759
  8. #8b9d63
  9. #87946d
  10. #848a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abd7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfd631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8dc9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e21f {
  color: #a4e21f;
}
Background
.bg-a4e21f {
  background-color: #a4e21f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e21f {
  border: 2px solid #a4e21f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e21f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 226 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e21f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e21f, #42e21f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e21f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 226 31 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.68 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.28 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.71 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.18 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.64 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.65 #5b1de0 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e21f  rgb(164, 226, 31)  hsl(79, 77%, 50%)  Inchworm
#5d1fe2  rgb(93, 31, 226)  hsl(259, 77%, 50%)  Han Purple
#1fa4e2  rgb(31, 164, 226)  hsl(199, 77%, 50%)  Carolina Blue
#e21fa4  rgb(226, 31, 164)  hsl(319, 77%, 50%)  Shocking Pink