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#ACDA27

#acda27 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#acda27 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, 85.49% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.11% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 75.42°, with 70.75% saturation and 50.39% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5906

Complementary

  1. #acda27
  2. #5527da

Split complementary

  1. #acda27
  2. #2752da
  3. #ae27da

Analogous

  1. #daae27
  2. #acda27
  3. #52da27

Triadic

  1. #acda27
  2. #27acda
  3. #da27ac

Tetradic

  1. #acda27
  2. #27da55
  3. #5527da
  4. #da27ac

Square

  1. #acda27
  2. #27daae
  3. #5527da
  4. #da2752

Monochromatic

  1. #46590f
  2. #799a1a
  3. #acda27
  4. #c5e568
  5. #def0aa

Shades

#acda27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acda27
  2. #9bc423
  3. #8aae1f
  4. #78991b
  5. #678317
  6. #566d14
  7. #455710
  8. #34410c
  9. #222c08
  10. #111604
  11. #000000

Tints

#acda27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acda27
  2. #b4de3d
  3. #bde152
  4. #c5e568
  5. #cde97d
  6. #d6ed93
  7. #def0a9
  8. #e6f4be
  9. #eef8d4
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acda27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acda27
  2. #a8d130
  3. #a3c839
  4. #9fbf42
  5. #9ab64b
  6. #96ad54
  7. #92a45c
  8. #8d9b65
  9. #89926e
  10. #848977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfd1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5cfba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ced035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1d396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acda27 {
  color: #acda27;
}
Background
.bg-acda27 {
  background-color: #acda27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acda27 {
  border: 2px solid #acda27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acda27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 218 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acda27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acda27, #52da27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acda27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 218 39 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.79 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.35 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.58 #5325d8 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#acda27  rgb(172, 218, 39)  hsl(75, 71%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#5527da  rgb(85, 39, 218)  hsl(255, 71%, 50%)  Han Purple
#27acda  rgb(39, 172, 218)  hsl(195, 71%, 50%)  Deep Sky Blue
#da27ac  rgb(218, 39, 172)  hsl(315, 71%, 50%)  Shocking Pink