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#ABC511

#abc511 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abc511 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, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 68.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4863

Complementary

  1. #abc511
  2. #2b11c5

Split complementary

  1. #abc511
  2. #1151c5
  3. #8511c5

Analogous

  1. #c58511
  2. #abc511
  3. #51c511

Triadic

  1. #abc511
  2. #11abc5
  3. #c511ab

Tetradic

  1. #abc511
  2. #11c52b
  3. #2b11c5
  4. #c511ab

Square

  1. #abc511
  2. #11c585
  3. #2b11c5
  4. #c51151

Monochromatic

  1. #313805
  2. #6e7f0b
  3. #abc511
  4. #d3ee35
  5. #e2f47b

Shades

#abc511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abc511
  2. #9ab10f
  3. #899e0e
  4. #788a0c
  5. #67760a
  6. #566309
  7. #444f07
  8. #333b05
  9. #222703
  10. #111402
  11. #000000

Tints

#abc511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abc511
  2. #b3cb29
  3. #bcd141
  4. #c4d658
  5. #cddc70
  6. #d5e288
  7. #dde8a0
  8. #e6eeb8
  9. #eef3cf
  10. #f7f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abc511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abc511
  2. #a7be1c
  3. #a2b727
  4. #9eb032
  5. #9aa93d
  6. #96a349
  7. #919c54
  8. #8d955f
  9. #898e6a
  10. #848775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4be94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6baa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4be00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2be23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2be85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abc511 {
  color: #abc511;
}
Background
.bg-abc511 {
  background-color: #abc511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abc511 {
  border: 2px solid #abc511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abc511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abc511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abc511, #51c511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abc511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.75 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.62 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.65 #543aee Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abc511  rgb(171, 197, 17)  hsl(69, 84%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2b11c5  rgb(43, 17, 197)  hsl(249, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#11abc5  rgb(17, 171, 197)  hsl(189, 84%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#c511ab  rgb(197, 17, 171)  hsl(309, 84%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red