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#A9FA2D

#a9fa2d ≈ Green Yellow

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a9fa2d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 98.04% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 83.71°, with 95.35% saturation and 57.84% 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 16.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Green Yellow (#adff2f), ΔE 1.04.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.77

Complementary

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #7e2dfa

Split complementary

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #2d42fa
  3. #e52dfa

Analogous

  1. #fae52d
  2. #a9fa2d
  3. #42fa2d

Triadic

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #2da9fa
  3. #fa2da9

Tetradic

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #2dfa7e
  3. #7e2dfa
  4. #fa2da9

Square

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #2dfae5
  3. #7e2dfa
  4. #fa2d42

Monochromatic

  1. #558b03
  2. #83d505
  3. #a9fa2d
  4. #c8fc78
  5. #e6fec2

Shades

#a9fa2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #98e129
  3. #87c824
  4. #76af20
  5. #65961b
  6. #557d17
  7. #446412
  8. #334b0e
  9. #223209
  10. #111905
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9fa2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #b2fb42
  3. #bafb57
  4. #c3fc6c
  5. #cbfc81
  6. #d4fd96
  7. #ddfdab
  8. #e5fec0
  9. #eefed5
  10. #f6ffea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9fa2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9fa2d
  2. #a5ee35
  3. #a1e23e
  4. #9dd546
  5. #99c94e
  6. #95bd57
  7. #90b15f
  8. #8ca567
  9. #88986f
  10. #848c78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfedb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adefd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ef00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfec3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acf3ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9fa2d {
  color: #a9fa2d;
}
Background
.bg-a9fa2d {
  background-color: #a9fa2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9fa2d {
  border: 2px solid #a9fa2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9fa2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 250 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9fa2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9fa2d, #42fa2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9fa2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 250 45 / 0.35);
}

#adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 1.04 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 1.34 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 4.33 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.43 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.09 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.60 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 8.08 #5605d2 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Green Yellow
#a9fa2d  rgb(169, 250, 45)  hsl(84, 95%, 58%)  Green Yellow
#7e2dfa  rgb(126, 45, 250)  hsl(264, 95%, 58%)  Electric Violet
#2da9fa  rgb(45, 169, 250)  hsl(204, 95%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#fa2da9  rgb(250, 45, 169)  hsl(324, 95%, 58%)  Persian Rose