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#ABD522

#abd522 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#abd522 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, 83.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.04% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 74.08°, with 72.47% saturation and 48.43% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5636

Complementary

  1. #abd522
  2. #4c22d5

Split complementary

  1. #abd522
  2. #2251d5
  3. #a622d5

Analogous

  1. #d5a622
  2. #abd522
  3. #51d522

Triadic

  1. #abd522
  2. #22abd5
  3. #d522ab

Tetradic

  1. #abd522
  2. #22d54c
  3. #4c22d5
  4. #d522ab

Square

  1. #abd522
  2. #22d5a6
  3. #4c22d5
  4. #d52251

Monochromatic

  1. #41510d
  2. #769317
  3. #abd522
  4. #c6e55e
  5. #ddf0a0

Shades

#abd522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abd522
  2. #9ac01f
  3. #89aa1b
  4. #789518
  5. #678014
  6. #566b11
  7. #44550e
  8. #33400a
  9. #222b07
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#abd522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abd522
  2. #b3d938
  3. #bcdd4e
  4. #c4e264
  5. #cde67a
  6. #d5ea91
  7. #ddeea7
  8. #e6f2bd
  9. #eef7d3
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abd522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abd522
  2. #a7cd2b
  3. #a2c435
  4. #9ebc3e
  5. #9ab348
  6. #96ab51
  7. #91a25a
  8. #8d9a64
  9. #89916d
  10. #848977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccc9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4cab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcc30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1ce92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abd522 {
  color: #abd522;
}
Background
.bg-abd522 {
  background-color: #abd522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abd522 {
  border: 2px solid #abd522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abd522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 213 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abd522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abd522, #51d522);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abd522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 213 34 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.33 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.84 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.12 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.54 #542add Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abd522  rgb(171, 213, 34)  hsl(74, 72%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4c22d5  rgb(76, 34, 213)  hsl(254, 72%, 48%)  Han Purple
#22abd5  rgb(34, 171, 213)  hsl(194, 72%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d522ab  rgb(213, 34, 171)  hsl(314, 72%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red