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#ABC42E

#abc42e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abc42e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.53% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 70°, with 61.98% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4834

Complementary

  1. #abc42e
  2. #472ec4

Split complementary

  1. #abc42e
  2. #2e60c4
  3. #922ec4

Analogous

  1. #c4922e
  2. #abc42e
  3. #60c42e

Triadic

  1. #abc42e
  2. #2eabc4
  3. #c42eab

Tetradic

  1. #abc42e
  2. #2ec447
  3. #472ec4
  4. #c42eab

Square

  1. #abc42e
  2. #2ec492
  3. #472ec4
  4. #c42e60

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4811
  2. #75861f
  3. #abc42e
  4. #c7db64
  5. #dde9a2

Shades

#abc42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc42e
  2. #9ab029
  3. #899d25
  4. #788920
  5. #67761c
  6. #566217
  7. #444e12
  8. #333b0e
  9. #222709
  10. #111405
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc42e
  2. #b3ca43
  3. #bcd058
  4. #c4d66d
  5. #cddc82
  6. #d5e297
  7. #dde7ab
  8. #e6edc0
  9. #eef3d5
  10. #f7f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc42e
  2. #a7bd36
  3. #a2b63e
  4. #9eb047
  5. #9aa94f
  6. #96a257
  7. #919b5f
  8. #8d9467
  9. #898e70
  10. #848778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3bd95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5b9a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bd1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1be37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc42e {
  color: #abc42e;
}
Background
.bg-abc42e {
  background-color: #abc42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc42e {
  border: 2px solid #abc42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc42e, #60c42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.85 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.23 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.45 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.53 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.22 #543bd1 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abc42e  rgb(171, 196, 46)  hsl(70, 62%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#472ec4  rgb(71, 46, 196)  hsl(250, 62%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#2eabc4  rgb(46, 171, 196)  hsl(190, 62%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#c42eab  rgb(196, 46, 171)  hsl(310, 62%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red