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#ADD015

#add015 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#add015 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, 81.57% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.9% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 71.23°, with 81.66% saturation and 44.9% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5405

Complementary

  1. #add015
  2. #3815d0

Split complementary

  1. #add015
  2. #154fd0
  3. #9515d0

Analogous

  1. #d09515
  2. #add015
  3. #4fd015

Triadic

  1. #add015
  2. #15add0
  3. #d015ad

Tetradic

  1. #add015
  2. #15d038
  3. #3815d0
  4. #d015ad

Square

  1. #add015
  2. #15d095
  3. #3815d0
  4. #d0154f

Monochromatic

  1. #394507
  2. #738b0e
  3. #add015
  4. #cdec45
  5. #e0f38b

Shades

#add015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add015
  2. #9cbb13
  3. #8aa611
  4. #79920f
  5. #687d0d
  6. #57680b
  7. #455308
  8. #343e06
  9. #232a04
  10. #111502
  11. #000000

Tints

#add015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add015
  2. #b5d52c
  3. #bdd944
  4. #c6de5b
  5. #cee373
  6. #d6e88a
  7. #deeca1
  8. #e6f1b9
  9. #eff6d0
  10. #f7fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add015
  2. #a9c820
  3. #a4c02a
  4. #a0b835
  5. #9bb040
  6. #97a84b
  7. #92a055
  8. #8e9860
  9. #89906b
  10. #858875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac89b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add015 {
  color: #add015;
}
Background
.bg-add015 {
  background-color: #add015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add015 {
  border: 2px solid #add015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 208 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add015, #4fd015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 208 21 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.12 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.40 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.44 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.54 #522fea Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#add015  rgb(173, 208, 21)  hsl(71, 82%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#3815d0  rgb(56, 21, 208)  hsl(251, 82%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#15add0  rgb(21, 173, 208)  hsl(191, 82%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#d015ad  rgb(208, 21, 173)  hsl(311, 82%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red