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#A6DD2B

#a6dd2b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a6dd2b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 86.67% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.54% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 78.54°, with 72.36% saturation and 51.76% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5999

Complementary

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #622bdd

Split complementary

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #2b4ddd
  3. #bb2bdd

Analogous

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #a6dd2b
  3. #4ddd2b

Triadic

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #2ba6dd
  3. #dd2ba6

Tetradic

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #2bdd62
  3. #622bdd
  4. #dd2ba6

Square

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #2bddbb
  3. #622bdd
  4. #dd2b4d

Monochromatic

  1. #47600f
  2. #78a21a
  3. #a6dd2b
  4. #c2e86d
  5. #ddf2af

Shades

#a6dd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #95c727
  3. #85b122
  4. #749b1e
  5. #64851a
  6. #536f16
  7. #425811
  8. #32420d
  9. #212c09
  10. #111604
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6dd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #afe040
  3. #b8e455
  4. #c1e76b
  5. #caeb80
  6. #d3ee95
  7. #dbf1aa
  8. #e4f5bf
  9. #edf8d5
  10. #f6fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6dd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6dd2b
  2. #a2d434
  3. #9eca3c
  4. #9bc145
  5. #97b84d
  6. #93af56
  7. #8fa55e
  8. #8b9c67
  9. #88936f
  10. #848978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9ce00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #add2bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d40a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd238 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aad798 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6dd2b {
  color: #a6dd2b;
}
Background
.bg-a6dd2b {
  background-color: #a6dd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6dd2b {
  border: 2px solid #a6dd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6dd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 221 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6dd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6dd2b, #4ddd2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6dd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 221 43 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.83 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.02 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.44 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.53 #5922d4 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a6dd2b  rgb(166, 221, 43)  hsl(79, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#622bdd  rgb(98, 43, 221)  hsl(259, 72%, 52%)  Han Purple
#2ba6dd  rgb(43, 166, 221)  hsl(199, 72%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#dd2ba6  rgb(221, 43, 166)  hsl(319, 72%, 52%)  Shocking Pink