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#A8D50E

#a8d50e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#a8d50e 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, 83.53% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.43% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 73.57°, with 87.67% saturation and 44.51% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5595

Complementary

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #3b0ed5

Split complementary

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #0e44d5
  3. #9f0ed5

Analogous

  1. #d59f0e
  2. #a8d50e
  3. #44d50e

Triadic

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #0ea8d5
  3. #d50ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #0ed53b
  3. #3b0ed5
  4. #d50ea8

Square

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #0ed59f
  3. #3b0ed5
  4. #d50e44

Monochromatic

  1. #374505
  2. #6f8d09
  3. #a8d50e
  4. #c9f23d
  5. #ddf785

Shades

#a8d50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #97c00d
  3. #86aa0b
  4. #76950a
  5. #658008
  6. #546b07
  7. #435506
  8. #324004
  9. #222b03
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #b1d926
  3. #b9dd3e
  4. #c2e256
  5. #cbe66e
  6. #d4ea87
  7. #dcee9f
  8. #e5f2b7
  9. #eef7cf
  10. #f6fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d50e
  2. #a4cd19
  3. #a0c425
  4. #9cbc30
  5. #98b33c
  6. #94ab47
  7. #90a252
  8. #8c9a5e
  9. #889169
  10. #848975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bacc9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1cab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cc25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adce90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d50e {
  color: #a8d50e;
}
Background
.bg-a8d50e {
  background-color: #a8d50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d50e {
  border: 2px solid #a8d50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 213 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 88% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d50e, #44d50e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 213 14 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.58 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.18 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.96 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.47 #572af1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d50e  rgb(168, 213, 14)  hsl(74, 88%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#3b0ed5  rgb(59, 14, 213)  hsl(254, 88%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0ea8d5  rgb(14, 168, 213)  hsl(194, 88%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#d50ea8  rgb(213, 14, 168)  hsl(314, 88%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red