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#A8CA2E

#a8ca2e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a8ca2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 79.22% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.23% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 73.08°, with 62.9% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5076

Complementary

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #502eca

Split complementary

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #2e5aca
  3. #9e2eca

Analogous

  1. #ca9e2e
  2. #a8ca2e
  3. #5aca2e

Triadic

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #2ea8ca
  3. #ca2ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #2eca50
  3. #502eca
  4. #ca2ea8

Square

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #2eca9e
  3. #502eca
  4. #ca2e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #404d12
  2. #748c20
  3. #a8ca2e
  4. #c3dd68
  5. #dceba6

Shades

#a8ca2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #97b629
  3. #86a225
  4. #768d20
  5. #65791c
  6. #546517
  7. #435112
  8. #323d0e
  9. #222809
  10. #111405
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ca2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #b1cf43
  3. #b9d558
  4. #c2da6d
  5. #cbdf82
  6. #d4e597
  7. #dceaab
  8. #e5efc0
  9. #eef4d5
  10. #f6faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ca2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ca2e
  2. #a4c336
  3. #a0bb3e
  4. #9cb447
  5. #98ac4f
  6. #94a557
  7. #909e5f
  8. #8c9667
  9. #888f70
  10. #848778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5c298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c31a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c238 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ca2e {
  color: #a8ca2e;
}
Background
.bg-a8ca2e {
  background-color: #a8ca2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ca2e {
  border: 2px solid #a8ca2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ca2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 202 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ca2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ca2e, #5aca2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ca2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 202 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.83 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.69 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.93 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.85 #5735d1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8ca2e  rgb(168, 202, 46)  hsl(73, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#502eca  rgb(80, 46, 202)  hsl(253, 63%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#2ea8ca  rgb(46, 168, 202)  hsl(193, 63%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#ca2ea8  rgb(202, 46, 168)  hsl(313, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red