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#A8EA12

#a8ea12 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a8ea12 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, 91.76% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.31% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 78.33°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6721

Complementary

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #5412ea

Split complementary

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #123cea
  3. #c012ea

Analogous

  1. #eac012
  2. #a8ea12
  3. #3cea12

Triadic

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #12a8ea
  3. #ea12a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #12ea54
  3. #5412ea
  4. #ea12a8

Square

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #12eac0
  3. #5412ea
  4. #ea123c

Monochromatic

  1. #425c07
  2. #75a30d
  3. #a8ea12
  4. #c3f256
  5. #dcf79d

Shades

#a8ea12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #97d310
  3. #86bb0e
  4. #76a40d
  5. #658c0b
  6. #547509
  7. #435e07
  8. #324605
  9. #222f04
  10. #111702
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ea12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #b1ec2a
  3. #b9ee41
  4. #c2f059
  5. #cbf271
  6. #d4f589
  7. #dcf7a0
  8. #e5f9b8
  9. #eefbd0
  10. #f6fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ea12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ea12
  2. #a4df1d
  3. #a0d528
  4. #9cca33
  5. #98c03e
  6. #94b549
  7. #90aa54
  8. #8ca05f
  9. #88956a
  10. #848b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5deab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afdfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbe000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5de2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ace39f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ea12 {
  color: #a8ea12;
}
Background
.bg-a8ea12 {
  background-color: #a8ea12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ea12 {
  border: 2px solid #a8ea12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ea12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 234 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ea12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ea12, #3cea12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ea12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 234 18 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.82 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.02 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.67 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.86 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.94 #5715ed Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a8ea12  rgb(168, 234, 18)  hsl(78, 86%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#5412ea  rgb(84, 18, 234)  hsl(258, 86%, 49%)  Han Purple
#12a8ea  rgb(18, 168, 234)  hsl(198, 86%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#ea12a8  rgb(234, 18, 168)  hsl(318, 86%, 49%)  Shocking Pink