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#A9CC28

#a9cc28 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a9cc28 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 80% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.39% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 72.8°, with 67.21% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #4b28cc

Split complementary

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #2857cc
  3. #9d28cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9d28
  2. #a9cc28
  3. #57cc28

Triadic

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #28a9cc
  3. #cc28a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #28cc4b
  3. #4b28cc
  4. #cc28a9

Square

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #28cc9d
  3. #4b28cc
  4. #cc2857

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4c0f
  2. #748c1b
  3. #a9cc28
  4. #c5e061
  5. #dceca1

Shades

#a9cc28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #98b824
  3. #87a320
  4. #768f1c
  5. #657a18
  6. #556614
  7. #445210
  8. #333d0c
  9. #222908
  10. #111404
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9cc28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #b2d13e
  3. #bad653
  4. #c3db69
  5. #cbe07e
  6. #d4e694
  7. #ddeba9
  8. #e5f0bf
  9. #eef5d4
  10. #f6faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9cc28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9cc28
  2. #a5c431
  3. #a1bd3a
  4. #9db542
  5. #99ae4b
  6. #95a654
  7. #909e5d
  8. #8c9766
  9. #888f6e
  10. #848877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c40c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9cc28 {
  color: #a9cc28;
}
Background
.bg-a9cc28 {
  background-color: #a9cc28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9cc28 {
  border: 2px solid #a9cc28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9cc28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 204 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9cc28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9cc28, #57cc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9cc28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 204 40 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.24 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.46 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.37 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.46 #5633d7 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a9cc28  rgb(169, 204, 40)  hsl(73, 67%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4b28cc  rgb(75, 40, 204)  hsl(253, 67%, 48%)  Han Purple
#28a9cc  rgb(40, 169, 204)  hsl(193, 67%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#cc28a9  rgb(204, 40, 169)  hsl(313, 67%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red