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#ADD42E

#add42e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#add42e 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, 83.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.3% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 74.1°, with 65.87% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5617

Complementary

  1. #add42e
  2. #552ed4

Split complementary

  1. #add42e
  2. #2e5ad4
  3. #a82ed4

Analogous

  1. #d4a82e
  2. #add42e
  3. #5ad42e

Triadic

  1. #add42e
  2. #2eadd4
  3. #d42ead

Tetradic

  1. #add42e
  2. #2ed455
  3. #552ed4
  4. #d42ead

Square

  1. #add42e
  2. #2ed4a8
  3. #552ed4
  4. #d42e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #475712
  2. #7a971f
  3. #add42e
  4. #c6e16d
  5. #dfeead

Shades

#add42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add42e
  2. #9cbf29
  3. #8aaa25
  4. #799420
  5. #687f1c
  6. #576a17
  7. #455512
  8. #34400e
  9. #232a09
  10. #111505
  11. #000000

Tints

#add42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add42e
  2. #b5d843
  3. #bddd58
  4. #c6e16d
  5. #cee582
  6. #d6ea97
  7. #deeeab
  8. #e6f2c0
  9. #eff6d5
  10. #f7fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add42e
  2. #a9cc36
  3. #a4c33e
  4. #a0bb47
  5. #9bb24f
  6. #97aa57
  7. #92a25f
  8. #8e9967
  9. #899170
  10. #858878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccb9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc53f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecc16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcb39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3cd93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add42e {
  color: #add42e;
}
Background
.bg-add42e {
  background-color: #add42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add42e {
  border: 2px solid #add42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 212 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 66% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add42e, #5ad42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 212 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.02 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.55 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.90 #522bd1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#add42e  rgb(173, 212, 46)  hsl(74, 66%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#552ed4  rgb(85, 46, 212)  hsl(254, 66%, 51%)  Han Purple
#2eadd4  rgb(46, 173, 212)  hsl(194, 66%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#d42ead  rgb(212, 46, 173)  hsl(314, 66%, 51%)  Shocking Pink