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#ABDA38

#abda38 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#abda38 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, 85.49% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.31% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 77.41°, with 68.64% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5909

Complementary

  1. #abda38
  2. #6738da

Split complementary

  1. #abda38
  2. #385ada
  3. #b838da

Analogous

  1. #dab838
  2. #abda38
  3. #5ada38

Triadic

  1. #abda38
  2. #38abda
  3. #da38ab

Tetradic

  1. #abda38
  2. #38da67
  3. #6738da
  4. #da38ab

Square

  1. #abda38
  2. #38dab8
  3. #6738da
  4. #da385a

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6613
  2. #7fa71f
  3. #abda38
  4. #c6e679
  5. #e1f2b9

Shades

#abda38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abda38
  2. #9ac432
  3. #89ae2d
  4. #789927
  5. #678322
  6. #566d1c
  7. #445716
  8. #334111
  9. #222c0b
  10. #111606
  11. #000000

Tints

#abda38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abda38
  2. #b3de4c
  3. #bce160
  4. #c4e574
  5. #cde988
  6. #d5ed9c
  7. #ddf0af
  8. #e6f4c3
  9. #eef8d7
  10. #f7fbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abda38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abda38
  2. #a7d13f
  3. #a2c846
  4. #9ebf4e
  5. #9ab655
  6. #96ad5c
  7. #91a463
  8. #8d9b6a
  9. #899272
  10. #848979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bed1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cc13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3cfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d226 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdd042 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abda38 {
  color: #abda38;
}
Background
.bg-abda38 {
  background-color: #abda38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abda38 {
  border: 2px solid #abda38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abda38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 218 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abda38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abda38, #5ada38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abda38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 218 56 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.09 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.34 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.12 #5425c7 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#abda38  rgb(171, 218, 56)  hsl(77, 69%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#6738da  rgb(103, 56, 218)  hsl(257, 69%, 54%)  Han Purple
#38abda  rgb(56, 171, 218)  hsl(197, 69%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#da38ab  rgb(218, 56, 171)  hsl(317, 69%, 54%)  Shocking Pink