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#A8D511

#a8d511 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#a8d511 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.02% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 73.78°, with 85.22% saturation and 45.1% 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 3.77.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5595

Complementary

  1. #a8d511
  2. #3e11d5

Split complementary

  1. #a8d511
  2. #1146d5
  3. #a011d5

Analogous

  1. #d5a011
  2. #a8d511
  3. #46d511

Triadic

  1. #a8d511
  2. #11a8d5
  3. #d511a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d511
  2. #11d53e
  3. #3e11d5
  4. #d511a8

Square

  1. #a8d511
  2. #11d5a0
  3. #3e11d5
  4. #d51146

Monochromatic

  1. #384706
  2. #708e0b
  3. #a8d511
  4. #c8f043
  5. #ddf689

Shades

#a8d511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d511
  2. #97c00f
  3. #86aa0e
  4. #76950c
  5. #65800a
  6. #546b09
  7. #435507
  8. #324005
  9. #222b03
  10. #111502
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d511
  2. #b1d929
  3. #b9dd41
  4. #c2e258
  5. #cbe670
  6. #d4ea88
  7. #dceea0
  8. #e5f2b8
  9. #eef7cf
  10. #f6fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d511
  2. #a4cd1c
  3. #a0c427
  4. #9cbc32
  5. #98b33d
  6. #94ab49
  7. #90a254
  8. #8c9a5f
  9. #88916a
  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 #dcc530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1cab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cc27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adce90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d511 {
  color: #a8d511;
}
Background
.bg-a8d511 {
  background-color: #a8d511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d511 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 213 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 85% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d511, #46d511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 213 17 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.77 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.95 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.12 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.10 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.95 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.49 #572aee Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d511  rgb(168, 213, 17)  hsl(74, 85%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#3e11d5  rgb(62, 17, 213)  hsl(254, 85%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#11a8d5  rgb(17, 168, 213)  hsl(194, 85%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#d511a8  rgb(213, 17, 168)  hsl(314, 85%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red