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#A8DB4E

#a8db4e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8db4e 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, 85.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 81.7°, with 66.2% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5954

Complementary

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #814edb

Split complementary

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #4e62db
  3. #c84edb

Analogous

  1. #dbc84e
  2. #a8db4e
  3. #62db4e

Triadic

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #4ea8db
  3. #db4ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #4edb81
  3. #814edb
  4. #db4ea8

Square

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #4edbc8
  3. #814edb
  4. #db4e62

Monochromatic

  1. #557818
  2. #82b725
  3. #a8db4e
  4. #c7e88e
  5. #e7f5cd

Shades

#a8db4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #97c546
  3. #86af3e
  4. #769937
  5. #65832f
  6. #546e27
  7. #43581f
  8. #324217
  9. #222c10
  10. #111608
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8db4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #b1df60
  3. #b9e271
  4. #c2e683
  5. #cbe995
  6. #d4eda7
  7. #dcf1b8
  8. #e5f4ca
  9. #eef8dc
  10. #f6fbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8db4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8db4e
  2. #a4d253
  3. #a0c958
  4. #9cc05d
  5. #98b762
  6. #94ae67
  7. #90a46c
  8. #8c9b71
  9. #889276
  10. #84897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cd3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfca59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aed1be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0d344 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbd155 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acd59d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8db4e {
  color: #a8db4e;
}
Background
.bg-a8db4e {
  background-color: #a8db4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8db4e {
  border: 2px solid #a8db4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8db4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 219 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8db4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8db4e, #62db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8db4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 219 78 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.77 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.82 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.55 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.59 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.50 #5724b1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a8db4e  rgb(168, 219, 78)  hsl(82, 66%, 58%)  Yellow Green
#814edb  rgb(129, 78, 219)  hsl(262, 66%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#4ea8db  rgb(78, 168, 219)  hsl(202, 66%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#db4ea8  rgb(219, 78, 168)  hsl(322, 66%, 58%)  Persian Rose