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#ABD017

#abd017 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abd017 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, 81.57% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.94% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 80.09% saturation and 45.29% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5383

Complementary

  1. #abd017
  2. #3c17d0

Split complementary

  1. #abd017
  2. #174ed0
  3. #9817d0

Analogous

  1. #d09817
  2. #abd017
  3. #4ed017

Triadic

  1. #abd017
  2. #17abd0
  3. #d017ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd017
  2. #17d03c
  3. #3c17d0
  4. #d017ab

Square

  1. #abd017
  2. #17d098
  3. #3c17d0
  4. #d0174e

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4608
  2. #728b0f
  3. #abd017
  4. #caeb49
  5. #def28e

Shades

#abd017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd017
  2. #9abb15
  3. #89a612
  4. #789210
  5. #677d0e
  6. #56680c
  7. #445309
  8. #333e07
  9. #222a05
  10. #111502
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd017
  2. #b3d52e
  3. #bcd945
  4. #c4de5d
  5. #cde374
  6. #d5e88b
  7. #ddeca2
  8. #e6f1b9
  9. #eef6d1
  10. #f7fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd017
  2. #a7c822
  3. #a2c02c
  4. #9eb837
  5. #9ab041
  6. #96a84c
  7. #91a056
  8. #8d9861
  9. #89906b
  10. #848876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c89b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd017 {
  color: #abd017;
}
Background
.bg-abd017 {
  background-color: #abd017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd017 {
  border: 2px solid #abd017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 208 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd017, #4ed017);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 208 23 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.88 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.25 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.19 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.41 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.50 #542fe8 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd017  rgb(171, 208, 23)  hsl(72, 80%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#3c17d0  rgb(60, 23, 208)  hsl(252, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#17abd0  rgb(23, 171, 208)  hsl(192, 80%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#d017ab  rgb(208, 23, 171)  hsl(312, 80%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red