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#AACA42

#aaca42 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aaca42 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 79.22% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.33% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 74.12°, with 56.2% saturation and 52.55% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5118

Complementary

  1. #aaca42
  2. #6242ca

Split complementary

  1. #aaca42
  2. #4266ca
  3. #a642ca

Analogous

  1. #caa642
  2. #aaca42
  3. #66ca42

Triadic

  1. #aaca42
  2. #42aaca
  3. #ca42aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaca42
  2. #42ca62
  3. #6242ca
  4. #ca42aa

Square

  1. #aaca42
  2. #42caa6
  3. #6242ca
  4. #ca4266

Monochromatic

  1. #4b5a19
  2. #7c962a
  3. #aaca42
  4. #c5db7e
  5. #e0ecb9

Shades

#aaca42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaca42
  2. #99b63b
  3. #88a235
  4. #778d2e
  5. #667928
  6. #556521
  7. #44511a
  8. #333d14
  9. #22280d
  10. #111407
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaca42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaca42
  2. #b3cf55
  3. #bbd568
  4. #c4da7b
  5. #ccdf8e
  6. #d5e5a1
  7. #ddeab3
  8. #e6efc6
  9. #eef4d9
  10. #f7faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaca42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaca42
  2. #a6c348
  3. #a2bb4e
  4. #9db455
  5. #99ac5b
  6. #95a561
  7. #919e67
  8. #8d966d
  9. #888f74
  10. #84877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c39b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2be4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c337 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c349 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afc490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaca42 {
  color: #aaca42;
}
Background
.bg-aaca42 {
  background-color: #aaca42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaca42 {
  border: 2px solid #aaca42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaca42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 202 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaca42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaca42, #66ca42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaca42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 202 66 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.31 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.40 #5535bd Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aaca42  rgb(170, 202, 66)  hsl(74, 56%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#6242ca  rgb(98, 66, 202)  hsl(254, 56%, 53%)  Iris
#42aaca  rgb(66, 170, 202)  hsl(194, 56%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca42aa  rgb(202, 66, 170)  hsl(314, 56%, 53%)  Mulberry