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#ADD027

#add027 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#add027 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.25% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 72.43°, with 68.42% saturation and 48.43% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5414

Complementary

  1. #add027
  2. #4a27d0

Split complementary

  1. #add027
  2. #2758d0
  3. #9f27d0

Analogous

  1. #d09f27
  2. #add027
  3. #58d027

Triadic

  1. #add027
  2. #27add0
  3. #d027ad

Tetradic

  1. #add027
  2. #27d04a
  3. #4a27d0
  4. #d027ad

Square

  1. #add027
  2. #27d09f
  3. #4a27d0
  4. #d02758

Monochromatic

  1. #424f0f
  2. #77901b
  3. #add027
  4. #c7e262
  5. #deeea2

Shades

#add027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add027
  2. #9cbb23
  3. #8aa61f
  4. #79921b
  5. #687d17
  6. #576814
  7. #455310
  8. #343e0c
  9. #232a08
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#add027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add027
  2. #b5d53d
  3. #bdd952
  4. #c6de68
  5. #cee37d
  6. #d6e893
  7. #deeca9
  8. #e6f1be
  9. #eff6d4
  10. #f7fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add027
  2. #a9c830
  3. #a4c039
  4. #a0b842
  5. #9bb04b
  6. #97a854
  7. #92a05c
  8. #8e9865
  9. #89906e
  10. #858877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac89c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c23a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc806 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c833 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c98f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add027 {
  color: #add027;
}
Background
.bg-add027 {
  background-color: #add027;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add027 {
  border: 2px solid #add027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 208 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add027, #58d027);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 208 39 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.73 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.24 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.35 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.88 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.55 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.64 #522fd8 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#add027  rgb(173, 208, 39)  hsl(72, 68%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4a27d0  rgb(74, 39, 208)  hsl(252, 68%, 48%)  Han Purple
#27add0  rgb(39, 173, 208)  hsl(192, 68%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d027ad  rgb(208, 39, 173)  hsl(312, 68%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red