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#ABD227

#abd227 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abd227 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, 82.35% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.43% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 73.68°, with 68.67% saturation and 48.82% 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 11.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.549

Complementary

  1. #abd227
  2. #4e27d2

Split complementary

  1. #abd227
  2. #2756d2
  3. #a327d2

Analogous

  1. #d2a327
  2. #abd227
  3. #56d227

Triadic

  1. #abd227
  2. #27abd2
  3. #d227ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd227
  2. #27d24e
  3. #4e27d2
  4. #d227ab

Square

  1. #abd227
  2. #27d2a3
  3. #4e27d2
  4. #d22756

Monochromatic

  1. #42510f
  2. #76911b
  3. #abd227
  4. #c5e263
  5. #ddeea4

Shades

#abd227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd227
  2. #9abd23
  3. #89a81f
  4. #78931b
  5. #677e17
  6. #566914
  7. #445410
  8. #333f0c
  9. #222a08
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd227
  2. #b3d73d
  3. #bcdb52
  4. #c4e068
  5. #cde47d
  6. #d5e993
  7. #ddeda9
  8. #e6f2be
  9. #eef6d4
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd227
  2. #a7ca30
  3. #a2c239
  4. #9eb942
  5. #9ab14b
  6. #96a954
  7. #91a15c
  8. #8d9965
  9. #89906e
  10. #848877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac99d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccca05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd227 {
  color: #abd227;
}
Background
.bg-abd227 {
  background-color: #abd227;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd227 {
  border: 2px solid #abd227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 210 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd227, #56d227);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 210 39 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.35 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.17 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.53 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.54 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.90 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.26 #542dd8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd227  rgb(171, 210, 39)  hsl(74, 69%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#4e27d2  rgb(78, 39, 210)  hsl(254, 69%, 49%)  Han Purple
#27abd2  rgb(39, 171, 210)  hsl(194, 69%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#d227ab  rgb(210, 39, 171)  hsl(314, 69%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red