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#A4E356

#a4e356 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a4e356 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, 89.02% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.11% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 86.81°, with 71.57% saturation and 61.37% 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 13.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.635

Complementary

  1. #a4e356
  2. #9556e3

Split complementary

  1. #a4e356
  2. #565de3
  3. #db56e3

Analogous

  1. #e3db56
  2. #a4e356
  3. #5de356

Triadic

  1. #a4e356
  2. #56a4e3
  3. #e356a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e356
  2. #56e395
  3. #9556e3
  4. #e356a4

Square

  1. #a4e356
  2. #56e3db
  3. #9556e3
  4. #e3565d

Monochromatic

  1. #568917
  2. #7fcb22
  3. #a4e356
  4. #c7ee98
  5. #ebf9d9

Shades

#a4e356 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e356
  2. #94cc4d
  3. #83b645
  4. #739f3c
  5. #628834
  6. #52722b
  7. #425b22
  8. #31441a
  9. #212d11
  10. #101709
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e356 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e356
  2. #ade667
  3. #b6e978
  4. #bfeb89
  5. #c8ee9a
  6. #d2f1ab
  7. #dbf4bb
  8. #e4f7cc
  9. #edf9dd
  10. #f6fcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e356 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e356
  2. #a0d95a
  3. #9dcf5e
  4. #99c563
  5. #96bb67
  6. #92b26b
  7. #8ea86f
  8. #8b9e73
  9. #879478
  10. #848a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd445 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cf61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8dac5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4da4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced75d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6dea5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e356 {
  color: #a4e356;
}
Background
.bg-a4e356 {
  background-color: #a4e356;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e356 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e356;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e356;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 227 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 72% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e356 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e356, #5de356);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e356 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 227 86 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.65 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.70 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.54 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.04 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.40 #5b1ca9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e356  rgb(164, 227, 86)  hsl(87, 72%, 61%)  Inchworm
#9556e3  rgb(149, 86, 227)  hsl(267, 72%, 61%)  Amethyst
#56a4e3  rgb(86, 164, 227)  hsl(207, 72%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#e356a4  rgb(227, 86, 164)  hsl(327, 72%, 61%)  Wild Strawberry