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#ABD421

#abd421 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abd421 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, 83.14% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.43% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 73.74°, with 73.06% saturation and 48.04% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5585

Complementary

  1. #abd421
  2. #4a21d4

Split complementary

  1. #abd421
  2. #2152d4
  3. #a321d4

Analogous

  1. #d4a321
  2. #abd421
  3. #52d421

Triadic

  1. #abd421
  2. #21abd4
  3. #d421ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd421
  2. #21d44a
  3. #4a21d4
  4. #d421ab

Square

  1. #abd421
  2. #21d4a3
  3. #4a21d4
  4. #d42152

Monochromatic

  1. #40500c
  2. #769217
  3. #abd421
  4. #c6e65c
  5. #ddf09e

Shades

#abd421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd421
  2. #9abf1e
  3. #89aa1a
  4. #789417
  5. #677f14
  6. #566a11
  7. #44550d
  8. #33400a
  9. #222a07
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd421
  2. #b3d837
  3. #bcdd4d
  4. #c4e164
  5. #cde57a
  6. #d5ea90
  7. #ddeea6
  8. #e6f2bc
  9. #eef6d3
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd421
  2. #a7cc2b
  3. #a2c334
  4. #9ebb3e
  5. #9ab247
  6. #96aa51
  7. #91a25a
  8. #8d9964
  9. #89916d
  10. #848877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbcb9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cacb30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1cd91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd421 {
  color: #abd421;
}
Background
.bg-abd421 {
  background-color: #abd421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd421 {
  border: 2px solid #abd421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 212 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd421, #52d421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 212 33 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.63 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.35 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.07 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.95 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.37 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.74 #542bde Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd421  rgb(171, 212, 33)  hsl(74, 73%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4a21d4  rgb(74, 33, 212)  hsl(254, 73%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#21abd4  rgb(33, 171, 212)  hsl(194, 73%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d421ab  rgb(212, 33, 171)  hsl(314, 73%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red