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#ABCA2C

#abca2c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abca2c 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, 79.22% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.22% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.77°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5108

Complementary

  1. #abca2c
  2. #4b2cca

Split complementary

  1. #abca2c
  2. #2c5cca
  3. #9a2cca

Analogous

  1. #ca9a2c
  2. #abca2c
  3. #5cca2c

Triadic

  1. #abca2c
  2. #2cabca
  3. #ca2cab

Tetradic

  1. #abca2c
  2. #2cca4b
  3. #4b2cca
  4. #ca2cab

Square

  1. #abca2c
  2. #2cca9a
  3. #4b2cca
  4. #ca2c5c

Monochromatic

  1. #414c11
  2. #768b1e
  3. #abca2c
  4. #c6dd65
  5. #ddeba4

Shades

#abca2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abca2c
  2. #9ab628
  3. #89a223
  4. #788d1f
  5. #67791a
  6. #566516
  7. #445112
  8. #333d0d
  9. #222809
  10. #111404
  11. #000000

Tints

#abca2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abca2c
  2. #b3cf41
  3. #bcd556
  4. #c4da6b
  5. #cddf80
  6. #d5e596
  7. #ddeaab
  8. #e6efc0
  9. #eef4d5
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abca2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abca2c
  2. #a7c334
  3. #a2bb3d
  4. #9eb445
  5. #9aac4e
  6. #96a556
  7. #919e5e
  8. #8d9667
  9. #898f6f
  10. #848778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6c399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c316 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abca2c {
  color: #abca2c;
}
Background
.bg-abca2c {
  background-color: #abca2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abca2c {
  border: 2px solid #abca2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abca2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 202 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abca2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abca2c, #5cca2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abca2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 202 44 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.75 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.82 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.13 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.33 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.43 #5435d3 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abca2c  rgb(171, 202, 44)  hsl(72, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4b2cca  rgb(75, 44, 202)  hsl(252, 64%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#2cabca  rgb(44, 171, 202)  hsl(192, 64%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca2cab  rgb(202, 44, 171)  hsl(312, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red