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#ADCA2C

#adca2c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#adca2c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 79.22% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.22% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.01°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.15.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5131

Complementary

  1. #adca2c
  2. #492cca

Split complementary

  1. #adca2c
  2. #2c5eca
  3. #982cca

Analogous

  1. #ca982c
  2. #adca2c
  3. #5eca2c

Triadic

  1. #adca2c
  2. #2cadca
  3. #ca2cad

Tetradic

  1. #adca2c
  2. #2cca49
  3. #492cca
  4. #ca2cad

Square

  1. #adca2c
  2. #2cca98
  3. #492cca
  4. #ca2c5e

Monochromatic

  1. #414c11
  2. #778b1e
  3. #adca2c
  4. #c7dd65
  5. #deeba4

Shades

#adca2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adca2c
  2. #9cb628
  3. #8aa223
  4. #798d1f
  5. #68791a
  6. #576516
  7. #455112
  8. #343d0d
  9. #232809
  10. #111404
  11. #000000

Tints

#adca2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adca2c
  2. #b5cf41
  3. #bdd556
  4. #c6da6b
  5. #cedf80
  6. #d6e596
  7. #deeaab
  8. #e6efc0
  9. #eff4d5
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adca2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adca2c
  2. #a9c334
  3. #a4bb3d
  4. #a0b445
  5. #9bac4e
  6. #97a556
  7. #929e5e
  8. #8e9667
  9. #898f6f
  10. #858778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c316 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adca2c {
  color: #adca2c;
}
Background
.bg-adca2c {
  background-color: #adca2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adca2c {
  border: 2px solid #adca2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adca2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 202 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adca2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adca2c, #5eca2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adca2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 202 44 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.55 #5235d3 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#adca2c  rgb(173, 202, 44)  hsl(71, 64%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#492cca  rgb(73, 44, 202)  hsl(251, 64%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#2cadca  rgb(44, 173, 202)  hsl(191, 64%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca2cad  rgb(202, 44, 173)  hsl(311, 64%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red