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#A8D71F

#a8d71f ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8d71f 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, 84.31% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.58% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 75.33°, with 74.8% saturation and 48.24% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5702

Complementary

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #4e1fd7

Split complementary

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #1f4cd7
  3. #aa1fd7

Analogous

  1. #d7aa1f
  2. #a8d71f
  3. #4cd71f

Triadic

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #1fa8d7
  3. #d71fa8

Tetradic

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #1fd74e
  3. #4e1fd7
  4. #d71fa8

Square

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #1fd7aa
  3. #4e1fd7
  4. #d71f4c

Monochromatic

  1. #40510c
  2. #749415
  3. #a8d71f
  4. #c4e75b
  5. #dcf19e

Shades

#a8d71f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #97c21c
  3. #86ac19
  4. #769716
  5. #658113
  6. #546c10
  7. #43560c
  8. #324109
  9. #222b06
  10. #111603
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8d71f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #b1db35
  3. #b9df4c
  4. #c2e362
  5. #cbe779
  6. #d4eb8f
  7. #dcefa5
  8. #e5f3bc
  9. #eef7d2
  10. #f6fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8d71f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8d71f
  2. #a4ce29
  3. #a0c632
  4. #9cbd3c
  5. #98b446
  6. #94ac50
  7. #90a359
  8. #8c9a63
  9. #88916d
  10. #848976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbce9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1ccb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cece00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacd2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #add093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8d71f {
  color: #a8d71f;
}
Background
.bg-a8d71f {
  background-color: #a8d71f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8d71f {
  border: 2px solid #a8d71f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8d71f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 215 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 75% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8d71f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8d71f, #4cd71f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8d71f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 215 31 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.74 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.46 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.93 #5728e0 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8d71f  rgb(168, 215, 31)  hsl(75, 75%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4e1fd7  rgb(78, 31, 215)  hsl(255, 75%, 48%)  Han Purple
#1fa8d7  rgb(31, 168, 215)  hsl(195, 75%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#d71fa8  rgb(215, 31, 168)  hsl(315, 75%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red