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#A4E90C

#a4e90c ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4e90c 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, 91.37% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.85% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 78.73°, with 90.2% saturation and 48.04% 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 14.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.662

Complementary

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #510ce9

Split complementary

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #0c36e9
  3. #bf0ce9

Analogous

  1. #e9bf0c
  2. #a4e90c
  3. #36e90c

Triadic

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #0ca4e9
  3. #e90ca4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #0ce951
  3. #510ce9
  4. #e90ca4

Square

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #0ce9bf
  3. #510ce9
  4. #e90c36

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5705
  2. #71a008
  3. #a4e90c
  4. #c1f64c
  5. #dafa94

Shades

#a4e90c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #94d20b
  3. #83ba0a
  4. #73a308
  5. #628c07
  6. #527506
  7. #425d05
  8. #314604
  9. #212f02
  10. #101701
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e90c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #adeb24
  3. #b6ed3d
  4. #bff055
  5. #c8f26d
  6. #d2f486
  7. #dbf69e
  8. #e4f8b6
  9. #edfbce
  10. #f6fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e90c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e90c
  2. #a0df18
  3. #9dd423
  4. #99ca2f
  5. #96bf3a
  6. #92b546
  7. #8eaa52
  8. #8ba05d
  9. #879569
  10. #848b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3dda9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aadec6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9df00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3dc29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8e29e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e90c {
  color: #a4e90c;
}
Background
.bg-a4e90c {
  background-color: #a4e90c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e90c {
  border: 2px solid #a4e90c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e90c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 233 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 90% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e90c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e90c, #36e90c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e90c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 233 12 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.06 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.68 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.88 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.43 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.48 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.66 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.94 #5b16f3 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a4e90c  rgb(164, 233, 12)  hsl(79, 90%, 48%)  Spring Bud
#510ce9  rgb(81, 12, 233)  hsl(259, 90%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#0ca4e9  rgb(12, 164, 233)  hsl(199, 90%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#e90ca4  rgb(233, 12, 164)  hsl(319, 90%, 48%)  Shocking Pink