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#ACDA16

#acda16 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#acda16 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 85.49% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.91% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 74.08°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5897

Complementary

  1. #acda16
  2. #4416da

Split complementary

  1. #acda16
  2. #164ada
  3. #a616da

Analogous

  1. #daa616
  2. #acda16
  3. #4ada16

Triadic

  1. #acda16
  2. #16acda
  3. #da16ac

Tetradic

  1. #acda16
  2. #16da44
  3. #4416da
  4. #da16ac

Square

  1. #acda16
  2. #16daa6
  3. #4416da
  4. #da164a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4f08
  2. #75950f
  3. #acda16
  4. #c8ed4f
  5. #def495

Shades

#acda16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acda16
  2. #9bc414
  3. #8aae12
  4. #78990f
  5. #67830d
  6. #566d0b
  7. #455709
  8. #344107
  9. #222c04
  10. #111602
  11. #000000

Tints

#acda16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acda16
  2. #b4de2d
  3. #bde145
  4. #c5e55c
  5. #cde973
  6. #d6ed8b
  7. #def0a2
  8. #e6f4b9
  9. #eef8d0
  10. #f7fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acda16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acda16
  2. #a8d121
  3. #a3c82b
  4. #9fbf36
  5. #9ab640
  6. #96ad4b
  7. #92a456
  8. #8d9b60
  9. #89926b
  10. #848975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5cfba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2d394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acda16 {
  color: #acda16;
}
Background
.bg-acda16 {
  background-color: #acda16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acda16 {
  border: 2px solid #acda16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acda16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 218 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acda16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acda16, #4ada16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acda16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 218 22 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.01 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.39 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.92 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.34 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.44 #5325e9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#acda16  rgb(172, 218, 22)  hsl(74, 82%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#4416da  rgb(68, 22, 218)  hsl(254, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#16acda  rgb(22, 172, 218)  hsl(194, 82%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da16ac  rgb(218, 22, 172)  hsl(314, 82%, 47%)  Shocking Pink