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#A4E456

#a4e456 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a4e456 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, 89.41% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.28% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 87.04°, with 72.45% saturation and 61.57% 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 13.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.6405

Complementary

  1. #a4e456
  2. #9656e4

Split complementary

  1. #a4e456
  2. #565de4
  3. #dd56e4

Analogous

  1. #e4dd56
  2. #a4e456
  3. #5de456

Triadic

  1. #a4e456
  2. #56a4e4
  3. #e456a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e456
  2. #56e496
  3. #9656e4
  4. #e456a4

Square

  1. #a4e456
  2. #56e4dd
  3. #9656e4
  4. #e4565d

Monochromatic

  1. #568b16
  2. #7fcd21
  3. #a4e456
  4. #c8ef98
  5. #ebf9da

Shades

#a4e456 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e456
  2. #94cd4d
  3. #83b645
  4. #73a03c
  5. #628934
  6. #52722b
  7. #425b22
  8. #31441a
  9. #212e11
  10. #101709
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e456 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e456
  2. #ade767
  3. #b6e978
  4. #bfec89
  5. #c8ef9a
  6. #d2f2ab
  7. #dbf4bb
  8. #e4f7cc
  9. #edfadd
  10. #f6fcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e456 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e456
  2. #a0da5a
  3. #9dd05e
  4. #99c663
  5. #96bc67
  6. #92b26b
  7. #8ea86f
  8. #8b9e73
  9. #879478
  10. #848a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1d9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed445 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d061 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8dbc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4db4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced85d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6dfa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e456 {
  color: #a4e456;
}
Background
.bg-a4e456 {
  background-color: #a4e456;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e456 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e456;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e456;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 228 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e456 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e456, #5de456);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e456 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 228 86 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.26 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.80 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.90 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.06 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.36 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.84 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.19 #5b1ba9 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e456  rgb(164, 228, 86)  hsl(87, 72%, 62%)  Inchworm
#9656e4  rgb(150, 86, 228)  hsl(267, 72%, 62%)  Amethyst
#56a4e4  rgb(86, 164, 228)  hsl(207, 72%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#e456a4  rgb(228, 86, 164)  hsl(327, 72%, 62%)  Wild Strawberry