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#A8D12E

#a8d12e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8d12e 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, 81.96% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.99% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 75.09°, with 63.92% saturation and 50% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5412

Complementary

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #572ed1

Split complementary

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #2e57d1
  3. #a82ed1

Analogous

  1. #d1a82e
  2. #a8d12e
  3. #57d12e

Triadic

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #2ea8d1
  3. #d12ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #2ed157
  3. #572ed1
  4. #d12ea8

Square

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #2ed1a8
  3. #572ed1
  4. #d12e57

Monochromatic

  1. #435412
  2. #769220
  3. #a8d12e
  4. #c2df6d
  5. #dcedab

Shades

#a8d12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #97bc29
  3. #86a725
  4. #769220
  5. #657d1c
  6. #546917
  7. #435412
  8. #323f0e
  9. #222a09
  10. #111505
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #b1d643
  3. #b9da58
  4. #c2df6d
  5. #cbe382
  6. #d4e897
  7. #dcedab
  8. #e5f1c0
  9. #eef6d5
  10. #f6faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d12e
  2. #a4c936
  3. #a0c13e
  4. #9cb947
  5. #98b14f
  6. #94a957
  7. #90a05f
  8. #8c9867
  9. #889070
  10. #848878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c89d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac918 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c839 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adcb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d12e {
  color: #a8d12e;
}
Background
.bg-a8d12e {
  background-color: #a8d12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d12e {
  border: 2px solid #a8d12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 209 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d12e, #57d12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 209 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.12 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.06 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.23 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.06 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 10.43 #572ed1 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d12e  rgb(168, 209, 46)  hsl(75, 64%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#572ed1  rgb(87, 46, 209)  hsl(255, 64%, 50%)  Han Purple
#2ea8d1  rgb(46, 168, 209)  hsl(195, 64%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d12ea8  rgb(209, 46, 168)  hsl(315, 64%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red