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#A4E949

#a4e949 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a4e949 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, 91.37% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 85.88°, with 78.43% saturation and 60% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6665

Complementary

  1. #a4e949
  2. #8e49e9

Split complementary

  1. #a4e949
  2. #4954e9
  3. #de49e9

Analogous

  1. #e9de49
  2. #a4e949
  3. #54e949

Triadic

  1. #a4e949
  2. #49a4e9
  3. #e949a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e949
  2. #49e98e
  3. #8e49e9
  4. #e949a4

Square

  1. #a4e949
  2. #49e9de
  3. #8e49e9
  4. #e94954

Monochromatic

  1. #558811
  2. #7fcd19
  3. #a4e949
  4. #c6f18d
  5. #e8f9d2

Shades

#a4e949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e949
  2. #94d242
  3. #83ba3a
  4. #73a333
  5. #628c2c
  6. #527525
  7. #425d1d
  8. #314616
  9. #212f0f
  10. #101707
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e949
  2. #adeb5b
  3. #b6ed6d
  4. #bff080
  5. #c8f292
  6. #d2f4a4
  7. #dbf6b6
  8. #e4f8c8
  9. #edfbdb
  10. #f6fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e949
  2. #a0df4f
  3. #9dd454
  4. #99ca5a
  5. #96bf5f
  6. #92b565
  7. #8eaa6a
  8. #8ba070
  9. #879575
  10. #848b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ddaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d830 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead457 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8dfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8df3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2dc52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6e3a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e949 {
  color: #a4e949;
}
Background
.bg-a4e949 {
  background-color: #a4e949;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e949 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 233 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 78% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e949, #54e949);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 233 73 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.13 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.53 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.41 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.57 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.70 #5b16b6 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a4e949  rgb(164, 233, 73)  hsl(86, 78%, 60%)  Inchworm
#8e49e9  rgb(142, 73, 233)  hsl(266, 78%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#49a4e9  rgb(73, 164, 233)  hsl(206, 78%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#e949a4  rgb(233, 73, 164)  hsl(326, 78%, 60%)  Persian Rose