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#ADD52A

#add52a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#add52a 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, 83.53% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.28% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 74.04°, with 67.06% saturation and 50% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5664

Complementary

  1. #add52a
  2. #522ad5

Split complementary

  1. #add52a
  2. #2a57d5
  3. #a82ad5

Analogous

  1. #d5a82a
  2. #add52a
  3. #57d52a

Triadic

  1. #add52a
  2. #2aadd5
  3. #d52aad

Tetradic

  1. #add52a
  2. #2ad552
  3. #522ad5
  4. #d52aad

Square

  1. #add52a
  2. #2ad5a8
  3. #522ad5
  4. #d52a57

Monochromatic

  1. #455511
  2. #79951d
  3. #add52a
  4. #c6e26a
  5. #deeeaa

Shades

#add52a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add52a
  2. #9cc026
  3. #8aaa22
  4. #79951d
  5. #688019
  6. #576b15
  7. #455511
  8. #34400d
  9. #232b08
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#add52a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add52a
  2. #b5d93f
  3. #bddd55
  4. #c6e26a
  5. #cee67f
  6. #d6ea95
  7. #deeeaa
  8. #e6f2bf
  9. #eff7d4
  10. #f7fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add52a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add52a
  2. #a9cd33
  3. #a4c43b
  4. #a0bc44
  5. #9bb34c
  6. #97ab55
  7. #92a25e
  8. #8e9a66
  9. #89916f
  10. #858977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdcc9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc63d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6cab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcd0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcc36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3ce93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add52a {
  color: #add52a;
}
Background
.bg-add52a {
  background-color: #add52a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add52a {
  border: 2px solid #add52a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add52a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 213 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add52a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add52a, #57d52a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add52a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 213 42 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.85 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.17 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.22 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.27 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.60 #522ad5 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#add52a  rgb(173, 213, 42)  hsl(74, 67%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#522ad5  rgb(82, 42, 213)  hsl(254, 67%, 50%)  Han Purple
#2aadd5  rgb(42, 173, 213)  hsl(194, 67%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d52aad  rgb(213, 42, 173)  hsl(314, 67%, 50%)  Shocking Pink