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#A4E615

#a4e615 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e615 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, 90.2% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.87% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 78.95°, with 83.27% saturation and 49.22% 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 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6454

Complementary

  1. #a4e615
  2. #5715e6

Split complementary

  1. #a4e615
  2. #153be6
  3. #c015e6

Analogous

  1. #e6c015
  2. #a4e615
  3. #3be615

Triadic

  1. #a4e615
  2. #15a4e6
  3. #e615a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e615
  2. #15e657
  3. #5715e6
  4. #e615a4

Square

  1. #a4e615
  2. #15e6c0
  3. #5715e6
  4. #e6153b

Monochromatic

  1. #405a08
  2. #72a00f
  3. #a4e615
  4. #c0f058
  5. #daf69e

Shades

#a4e615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e615
  2. #94cf13
  3. #83b811
  4. #73a10f
  5. #628a0d
  6. #52730b
  7. #425c08
  8. #314506
  9. #212e04
  10. #101702
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e615
  2. #ade92c
  3. #b6eb44
  4. #bfee5b
  5. #c8f073
  6. #d2f38a
  7. #dbf5a1
  8. #e4f8b9
  9. #edfad0
  10. #f6fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e615
  2. #a0dc20
  3. #9dd22a
  4. #99c735
  5. #96bd40
  6. #92b34b
  7. #8ea955
  8. #8b9f60
  9. #87946b
  10. #848a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1daa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aadbc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7dc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1da2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8df9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e615 {
  color: #a4e615;
}
Background
.bg-a4e615 {
  background-color: #a4e615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e615 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 230 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 83% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e615, #3be615);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 230 21 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.75 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.31 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.24 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.57 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.93 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.94 #5b19ea Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a4e615  rgb(164, 230, 21)  hsl(79, 83%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#5715e6  rgb(87, 21, 230)  hsl(259, 83%, 49%)  Han Purple
#15a4e6  rgb(21, 164, 230)  hsl(199, 83%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#e615a4  rgb(230, 21, 164)  hsl(319, 83%, 49%)  Shocking Pink