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#ACCD42

#accd42 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#accd42 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, 80.39% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 67.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 74.24°, with 58.16% saturation and 53.14% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5283

Complementary

  1. #accd42
  2. #6342cd

Split complementary

  1. #accd42
  2. #4267cd
  3. #a842cd

Analogous

  1. #cda842
  2. #accd42
  3. #67cd42

Triadic

  1. #accd42
  2. #42accd
  3. #cd42ac

Tetradic

  1. #accd42
  2. #42cd63
  3. #6342cd
  4. #cd42ac

Square

  1. #accd42
  2. #42cda8
  3. #6342cd
  4. #cd4267

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5d19
  2. #7f9a29
  3. #accd42
  4. #c7dd7f
  5. #e1edbb

Shades

#accd42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #accd42
  2. #9bb93b
  3. #8aa435
  4. #78902e
  5. #677b28
  6. #566721
  7. #45521a
  8. #343e14
  9. #22290d
  10. #111507
  11. #000000

Tints

#accd42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #accd42
  2. #b4d255
  3. #bdd768
  4. #c5dc7b
  5. #cde18e
  6. #d6e6a1
  7. #deebb3
  8. #e6f0c6
  9. #eef5d9
  10. #f7faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#accd42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #accd42
  2. #a8c548
  3. #a3be4e
  4. #9fb655
  5. #9aae5b
  6. #96a761
  7. #929f67
  8. #8d976d
  9. #898f74
  10. #84887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c59d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c12d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c04d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c637 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c549 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-accd42 {
  color: #accd42;
}
Background
.bg-accd42 {
  background-color: #accd42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-accd42 {
  border: 2px solid #accd42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #accd42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 205 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 58% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-accd42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #accd42, #67cd42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-accd42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 205 66 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.54 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.64 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.73 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.81 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.91 #5332bd Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#accd42  rgb(172, 205, 66)  hsl(74, 58%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#6342cd  rgb(99, 66, 205)  hsl(254, 58%, 53%)  Iris
#42accd  rgb(66, 172, 205)  hsl(194, 58%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd42ac  rgb(205, 66, 172)  hsl(314, 58%, 53%)  Mulberry