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#A8D148

#a8d148 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8d148 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.55% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 77.96°, with 59.83% saturation and 55.1% 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5439

Complementary

  1. #a8d148
  2. #7148d1

Split complementary

  1. #a8d148
  2. #4863d1
  3. #b648d1

Analogous

  1. #d1b648
  2. #a8d148
  3. #63d148

Triadic

  1. #a8d148
  2. #48a8d1
  3. #d148a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d148
  2. #48d171
  3. #7148d1
  4. #d148a8

Square

  1. #a8d148
  2. #48d1b6
  3. #7148d1
  4. #d14863

Monochromatic

  1. #4f661a
  2. #7fa329
  3. #a8d148
  4. #c5e085
  5. #e2f0c2

Shades

#a8d148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d148
  2. #97bc41
  3. #86a73a
  4. #769232
  5. #657d2b
  6. #546924
  7. #43541d
  8. #323f16
  9. #222a0e
  10. #111507
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d148
  2. #b1d65a
  3. #b9da6d
  4. #c2df7f
  5. #cbe391
  6. #d4e8a4
  7. #dcedb6
  8. #e5f1c8
  9. #eef6da
  10. #f6faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d148
  2. #a4c94e
  3. #a0c153
  4. #9cb959
  5. #98b15e
  6. #94a964
  7. #90a06a
  8. #8c986f
  9. #889075
  10. #84887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c93e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c84f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adcb96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d148 {
  color: #a8d148;
}
Background
.bg-a8d148 {
  background-color: #a8d148;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d148 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 209 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 60% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d148, #63d148);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 209 72 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.48 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.96 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.67 #572eb7 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d148  rgb(168, 209, 72)  hsl(78, 60%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#7148d1  rgb(113, 72, 209)  hsl(258, 60%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#48a8d1  rgb(72, 168, 209)  hsl(198, 60%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d148a8  rgb(209, 72, 168)  hsl(318, 60%, 55%)  Mulberry