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#A5DC2E

#a5dc2e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a5dc2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 86.27% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 78.97°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5938

Complementary

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #652edc

Split complementary

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #2e4edc
  3. #bc2edc

Analogous

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #a5dc2e
  3. #4edc2e

Triadic

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #2ea5dc
  3. #dc2ea5

Tetradic

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #2edc65
  3. #652edc
  4. #dc2ea5

Square

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #2edcbc
  3. #652edc
  4. #dc2e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #476110
  2. #78a21b
  3. #a5dc2e
  4. #c1e770
  5. #ddf2b1

Shades

#a5dc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #95c629
  3. #84b025
  4. #749a20
  5. #63841c
  6. #536e17
  7. #425812
  8. #32420e
  9. #212c09
  10. #111605
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5dc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #aee043
  3. #b7e358
  4. #c0e76d
  5. #c9ea82
  6. #d2ee97
  7. #dbf1ab
  8. #e4f5c0
  9. #edf8d5
  10. #f6fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5dc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5dc2e
  2. #a1d336
  3. #9eca3e
  4. #9ac047
  5. #96b74f
  6. #93ae57
  7. #8fa55f
  8. #8b9c67
  9. #879270
  10. #848978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdd2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acd1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d313 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd13a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9d698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5dc2e {
  color: #a5dc2e;
}
Background
.bg-a5dc2e {
  background-color: #a5dc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5dc2e {
  border: 2px solid #a5dc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5dc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 220 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5dc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5dc2e, #4edc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5dc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 220 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.80 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.27 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.65 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.86 #5a23d1 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a5dc2e  rgb(165, 220, 46)  hsl(79, 71%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#652edc  rgb(101, 46, 220)  hsl(259, 71%, 52%)  Han Purple
#2ea5dc  rgb(46, 165, 220)  hsl(199, 71%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#dc2ea5  rgb(220, 46, 165)  hsl(319, 71%, 52%)  Shocking Pink