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#ACCA38

#acca38 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#acca38 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 79.22% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.28% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 72.33°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.513

Complementary

  1. #acca38
  2. #5638ca

Split complementary

  1. #acca38
  2. #3863ca
  3. #9f38ca

Analogous

  1. #ca9f38
  2. #acca38
  3. #63ca38

Triadic

  1. #acca38
  2. #38acca
  3. #ca38ac

Tetradic

  1. #acca38
  2. #38ca56
  3. #5638ca
  4. #ca38ac

Square

  1. #acca38
  2. #38ca9f
  3. #5638ca
  4. #ca3863

Monochromatic

  1. #465316
  2. #7a8f26
  3. #acca38
  4. #c5da74
  5. #deeab1

Shades

#acca38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acca38
  2. #9bb632
  3. #8aa22d
  4. #788d27
  5. #677922
  6. #56651c
  7. #455116
  8. #343d11
  9. #22280b
  10. #111406
  11. #000000

Tints

#acca38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acca38
  2. #b4cf4c
  3. #bdd560
  4. #c5da74
  5. #cddf88
  6. #d6e59c
  7. #deeaaf
  8. #e6efc3
  9. #eef4d7
  10. #f7faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acca38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acca38
  2. #a8c33f
  3. #a3bb46
  4. #9fb44e
  5. #9aac55
  6. #96a55c
  7. #929e63
  8. #8d966a
  9. #898f72
  10. #848779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c39a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c340 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acca38 {
  color: #acca38;
}
Background
.bg-acca38 {
  background-color: #acca38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acca38 {
  border: 2px solid #acca38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acca38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 202 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acca38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acca38, #63ca38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acca38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 202 56 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.11 #5335c7 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#acca38  rgb(172, 202, 56)  hsl(72, 58%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#5638ca  rgb(86, 56, 202)  hsl(252, 58%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#38acca  rgb(56, 172, 202)  hsl(192, 58%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca38ac  rgb(202, 56, 172)  hsl(312, 58%, 51%)  Mulberry