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#AADA28

#aada28 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aada28 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, 85.49% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.65% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 76.18°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5884

Complementary

  1. #aada28
  2. #5828da

Split complementary

  1. #aada28
  2. #2851da
  3. #b128da

Analogous

  1. #dab128
  2. #aada28
  3. #51da28

Triadic

  1. #aada28
  2. #28aada
  3. #da28aa

Tetradic

  1. #aada28
  2. #28da58
  3. #5828da
  4. #da28aa

Square

  1. #aada28
  2. #28dab1
  3. #5828da
  4. #da2851

Monochromatic

  1. #465a0f
  2. #789b1b
  3. #aada28
  4. #c4e569
  5. #def0ab

Shades

#aada28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aada28
  2. #99c424
  3. #88ae20
  4. #77991c
  5. #668318
  6. #556d14
  7. #445710
  8. #33410c
  9. #222c08
  10. #111604
  11. #000000

Tints

#aada28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aada28
  2. #b3de3e
  3. #bbe153
  4. #c4e569
  5. #cce97e
  6. #d5ed94
  7. #ddf0a9
  8. #e6f4bf
  9. #eef8d4
  10. #f7fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aada28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aada28
  2. #a6d131
  3. #a2c83a
  4. #9dbf42
  5. #99b64b
  6. #95ad54
  7. #91a45d
  8. #8d9b66
  9. #88926e
  10. #848977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed0a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2cfba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d102 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afd496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aada28 {
  color: #aada28;
}
Background
.bg-aada28 {
  background-color: #aada28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aada28 {
  border: 2px solid #aada28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aada28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 218 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aada28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aada28, #51da28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aada28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 218 40 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.62 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.25 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.71 #5525d7 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aada28  rgb(170, 218, 40)  hsl(76, 71%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#5828da  rgb(88, 40, 218)  hsl(256, 71%, 51%)  Han Purple
#28aada  rgb(40, 170, 218)  hsl(196, 71%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#da28aa  rgb(218, 40, 170)  hsl(316, 71%, 51%)  Shocking Pink