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#A4E400

#a4e400 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e400 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, 89.41% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 76.84°, with 100% saturation and 44.71% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 5.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6338

Complementary

  1. #a4e400
  2. #4000e4

Split complementary

  1. #a4e400
  2. #0032e4
  3. #b200e4

Analogous

  1. #e4b200
  2. #a4e400
  3. #32e400

Triadic

  1. #a4e400
  2. #00a4e4
  3. #e400a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e400
  2. #00e440
  3. #4000e4
  4. #e400a4

Square

  1. #a4e400
  2. #00e4b2
  3. #4000e4
  4. #e40032

Monochromatic

  1. #364b00
  2. #6d9800
  3. #a4e400
  4. #c5ff32
  5. #dbff7e

Shades

#a4e400 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e400
  2. #94cd00
  3. #83b600
  4. #73a000
  5. #628900
  6. #527200
  7. #425b00
  8. #314400
  9. #212e00
  10. #101700
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e400 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e400
  2. #ade71a
  3. #b6e933
  4. #bfec4d
  5. #c8ef66
  6. #d2f280
  7. #dbf499
  8. #e4f7b3
  9. #edfacc
  10. #f6fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e400 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e400
  2. #a0da0d
  3. #9dd01a
  4. #99c626
  5. #96bc33
  6. #92b240
  7. #8ea84d
  8. #8b9e5a
  9. #879466
  10. #848a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abd9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6da00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d824 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8dd9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e400 {
  color: #a4e400;
}
Background
.bg-a4e400 {
  background-color: #a4e400;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e400 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e400;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e400;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 228 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e400 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e400, #32e400);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e400 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 228 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.19 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.29 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.83 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.03 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.02 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.45 #5b1bff Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a4e400  rgb(164, 228, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud
#4000e4  rgb(64, 0, 228)  hsl(257, 100%, 45%)  Blue
#00a4e4  rgb(0, 164, 228)  hsl(197, 100%, 45%)  Carolina Blue
#e400a4  rgb(228, 0, 164)  hsl(317, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink