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#A8D005

#a8d005 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#a8d005 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 81.57% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.6% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 71.82°, with 95.31% saturation and 41.76% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5345

Complementary

  1. #a8d005
  2. #2d05d0

Split complementary

  1. #a8d005
  2. #0542d0
  3. #9205d0

Analogous

  1. #d09205
  2. #a8d005
  3. #42d005

Triadic

  1. #a8d005
  2. #05a8d0
  3. #d005a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d005
  2. #05d02d
  3. #2d05d0
  4. #d005a8

Square

  1. #a8d005
  2. #05d092
  3. #2d05d0
  4. #d00542

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3b01
  2. #6c8503
  3. #a8d005
  4. #d0fa28
  5. #e1fc72

Shades

#a8d005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d005
  2. #97bb05
  3. #86a604
  4. #769204
  5. #657d03
  6. #546803
  7. #435302
  8. #323e02
  9. #222a01
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d005
  2. #b1d51e
  3. #b9d937
  4. #c2de50
  5. #cbe369
  6. #d4e882
  7. #dcec9b
  8. #e5f1b4
  9. #eef6cd
  10. #f6fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d005
  2. #a4c811
  3. #a0c01e
  4. #9cb82a
  5. #98b036
  6. #94a843
  7. #90a04f
  8. #8c985b
  9. #889067
  10. #848874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c79a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c12b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c721 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aec98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d005 {
  color: #a8d005;
}
Background
.bg-a8d005 {
  background-color: #a8d005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d005 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 208 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d005, #42d005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 208 5 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.88 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.75 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.15 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.30 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.24 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.49 #572ffa Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d005  rgb(168, 208, 5)  hsl(72, 95%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2d05d0  rgb(45, 5, 208)  hsl(252, 95%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#05a8d0  rgb(5, 168, 208)  hsl(192, 95%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#d005a8  rgb(208, 5, 168)  hsl(312, 95%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red