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#A4E520

#a4e520 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e520 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, 89.8% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.03% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 79.8°, with 79.12% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.6404

Complementary

  1. #a4e520
  2. #6120e5

Split complementary

  1. #a4e520
  2. #2042e5
  3. #c420e5

Analogous

  1. #e5c420
  2. #a4e520
  3. #42e520

Triadic

  1. #a4e520
  2. #20a4e5
  3. #e520a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e520
  2. #20e561
  3. #6120e5
  4. #e520a4

Square

  1. #a4e520
  2. #20e5c4
  3. #6120e5
  4. #e52042

Monochromatic

  1. #45610b
  2. #75a513
  3. #a4e520
  4. #c0ed65
  5. #dcf5a9

Shades

#a4e520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e520
  2. #94ce1d
  3. #83b71a
  4. #73a016
  5. #628913
  6. #527310
  7. #425c0d
  8. #31450a
  9. #212e06
  10. #101703
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e520
  2. #ade836
  3. #b6ea4d
  4. #bfed63
  5. #c8ef79
  6. #d2f290
  7. #dbf5a6
  8. #e4f7bc
  9. #edfad2
  10. #f6fce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e520
  2. #a0db2a
  3. #9dd133
  4. #99c73d
  5. #96bd46
  6. #92b350
  7. #8ea85a
  8. #8b9e63
  9. #87946d
  10. #848a76
  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 #c1daa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aadac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d932 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8df9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e520 {
  color: #a4e520;
}
Background
.bg-a4e520 {
  background-color: #a4e520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e520 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 229 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 79% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e520, #42e520);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 229 32 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.43 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.03 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.50 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.26 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.03 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.25 #5b1adf Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e520  rgb(164, 229, 32)  hsl(80, 79%, 51%)  Inchworm
#6120e5  rgb(97, 32, 229)  hsl(260, 79%, 51%)  Han Purple
#20a4e5  rgb(32, 164, 229)  hsl(200, 79%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e520a4  rgb(229, 32, 164)  hsl(320, 79%, 51%)  Shocking Pink