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#ACD321

#acd321 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#acd321 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, 82.75% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.36% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 73.15°, with 72.95% saturation and 47.84% 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5547

Complementary

  1. #acd321
  2. #4821d3

Split complementary

  1. #acd321
  2. #2153d3
  3. #a121d3

Analogous

  1. #d3a121
  2. #acd321
  3. #53d321

Triadic

  1. #acd321
  2. #21acd3
  3. #d321ac

Tetradic

  1. #acd321
  2. #21d348
  3. #4821d3
  4. #d321ac

Square

  1. #acd321
  2. #21d3a1
  3. #4821d3
  4. #d32153

Monochromatic

  1. #404f0c
  2. #769117
  3. #acd321
  4. #c7e55b
  5. #def09d

Shades

#acd321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acd321
  2. #9bbe1e
  3. #8aa91a
  4. #789417
  5. #677f14
  6. #566a11
  7. #45540d
  8. #343f0a
  9. #222a07
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#acd321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acd321
  2. #b4d737
  3. #bddc4d
  4. #c5e064
  5. #cde57a
  6. #d6e990
  7. #deeda6
  8. #e6f2bc
  9. #eef6d3
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acd321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acd321
  2. #a8cb2b
  3. #a3c234
  4. #9fba3e
  5. #9ab247
  6. #96aa51
  7. #92a15a
  8. #8d9964
  9. #89916d
  10. #848877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbca9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdcb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caca2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2cc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acd321 {
  color: #acd321;
}
Background
.bg-acd321 {
  background-color: #acd321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acd321 {
  border: 2px solid #acd321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acd321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 211 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acd321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acd321, #53d321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acd321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 211 33 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.75 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.22 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.35 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.81 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.69 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.91 #532cde Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#acd321  rgb(172, 211, 33)  hsl(73, 73%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4821d3  rgb(72, 33, 211)  hsl(253, 73%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#21acd3  rgb(33, 172, 211)  hsl(193, 73%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d321ac  rgb(211, 33, 172)  hsl(313, 73%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red