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#A6C00A

#a6c00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a6c00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 68.57°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #240ac0

Split complementary

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #0a4bc0
  3. #7f0ac0

Analogous

  1. #c07f0a
  2. #a6c00a
  3. #4bc00a

Triadic

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #0aa6c0
  3. #c00aa6

Tetradic

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #0ac024
  3. #240ac0
  4. #c00aa6

Square

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #0ac07f
  3. #240ac0
  4. #c00a4b

Monochromatic

  1. #282f02
  2. #677706
  3. #a6c00a
  4. #d6f423
  5. #e3f76c

Shades

#a6c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #95ad09
  3. #859a08
  4. #748607
  5. #647306
  6. #536005
  7. #424d04
  8. #323a03
  9. #212602
  10. #111301
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #afc623
  3. #b8cd3b
  4. #c1d354
  5. #cad96c
  6. #d3e085
  7. #dbe69d
  8. #e4ecb6
  9. #edf2ce
  10. #f6f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6c00a
  2. #a2ba16
  3. #9eb322
  4. #9bad2d
  5. #97a639
  6. #93a045
  7. #8f9a51
  8. #8b935d
  9. #888d68
  10. #848674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb98f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab528 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb91f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6c00a {
  color: #a6c00a;
}
Background
.bg-a6c00a {
  background-color: #a6c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6c00a {
  border: 2px solid #a6c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6c00a, #4bc00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.57 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.85 #593ff5 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#a6c00a  rgb(166, 192, 10)  hsl(69, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#240ac0  rgb(36, 10, 192)  hsl(249, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0aa6c0  rgb(10, 166, 192)  hsl(189, 90%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c00aa6  rgb(192, 10, 166)  hsl(309, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red