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#A8D545

#a8d545 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8d545 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, 83.53% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.61% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 78.75°, with 63.16% saturation and 55.29% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5634

Complementary

  1. #a8d545
  2. #7245d5

Split complementary

  1. #a8d545
  2. #4560d5
  3. #ba45d5

Analogous

  1. #d5ba45
  2. #a8d545
  3. #60d545

Triadic

  1. #a8d545
  2. #45a8d5
  3. #d545a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d545
  2. #45d572
  3. #7245d5
  4. #d545a8

Square

  1. #a8d545
  2. #45d5ba
  3. #7245d5
  4. #d54560

Monochromatic

  1. #506918
  2. #7fa826
  3. #a8d545
  4. #c5e383
  5. #e2f1c2

Shades

#a8d545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d545
  2. #97c03e
  3. #86aa37
  4. #769530
  5. #658029
  6. #546b23
  7. #43551c
  8. #324015
  9. #222b0e
  10. #111507
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d545
  2. #b1d958
  3. #b9dd6a
  4. #c2e27d
  5. #cbe68f
  6. #d4eaa2
  7. #dceeb5
  8. #e5f2c7
  9. #eef7da
  10. #f6fbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d545
  2. #a4cd4b
  3. #a0c451
  4. #9cbc57
  5. #98b35d
  6. #94ab63
  7. #90a268
  8. #8c9a6e
  9. #889174
  10. #84897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbcca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c730 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac551 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afcbb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cccd39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8cc4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #accf98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d545 {
  color: #a8d545;
}
Background
.bg-a8d545 {
  background-color: #a8d545;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d545 {
  border: 2px solid #a8d545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 213 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 63% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d545, #60d545);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 213 69 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.40 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.09 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.35 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.59 #572aba Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d545  rgb(168, 213, 69)  hsl(79, 63%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#7245d5  rgb(114, 69, 213)  hsl(259, 63%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#45a8d5  rgb(69, 168, 213)  hsl(199, 63%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#d545a8  rgb(213, 69, 168)  hsl(319, 63%, 55%)  Mulberry