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#A8EA5B

#a8ea5b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8ea5b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 91.76% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.11% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 77.3% saturation and 63.73% 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 14.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.6793

Complementary

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #9d5bea

Split complementary

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #5b61ea
  3. #e55bea

Analogous

  1. #eae55b
  2. #a8ea5b
  3. #61ea5b

Triadic

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #5ba8ea
  3. #ea5ba8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #5bea9d
  3. #9d5bea
  4. #ea5ba8

Square

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #5beae5
  3. #9d5bea
  4. #ea5b61

Monochromatic

  1. #5b9814
  2. #84dc1c
  3. #a8ea5b
  4. #ccf39f
  5. #f0fbe3

Shades

#a8ea5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #97d352
  3. #86bb49
  4. #76a440
  5. #658c37
  6. #54752e
  7. #435e24
  8. #32461b
  9. #222f12
  10. #111709
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ea5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #b1ec6b
  3. #b9ee7c
  4. #c2f08c
  5. #cbf29d
  6. #d4f5ad
  7. #dcf7bd
  8. #e5f9ce
  9. #eefbde
  10. #f6fdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ea5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ea5b
  2. #a4df5f
  3. #a0d562
  4. #9cca66
  5. #98c06a
  6. #94b56e
  7. #90aa71
  8. #8ca075
  9. #889579
  10. #848b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6dfb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4da4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd566 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abe1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dae151 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3de62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aae4aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ea5b {
  color: #a8ea5b;
}
Background
.bg-a8ea5b {
  background-color: #a8ea5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ea5b {
  border: 2px solid #a8ea5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ea5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 234 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 77% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ea5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ea5b, #61ea5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ea5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 234 91 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.64 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.15 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.22 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.49 #5715a4 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a8ea5b  rgb(168, 234, 91)  hsl(88, 77%, 64%)  Inchworm
#9d5bea  rgb(157, 91, 234)  hsl(268, 77%, 64%)  Amethyst
#5ba8ea  rgb(91, 168, 234)  hsl(208, 77%, 64%)  Iceberg
#ea5ba8  rgb(234, 91, 168)  hsl(328, 77%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry