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#ADE12E

#ade12e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ade12e 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, 88.24% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 77.43°, with 74.9% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 13.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6293

Complementary

  1. #ade12e
  2. #622ee1

Split complementary

  1. #ade12e
  2. #2e54e1
  3. #bc2ee1

Analogous

  1. #e1bc2e
  2. #ade12e
  3. #54e12e

Triadic

  1. #ade12e
  2. #2eade1
  3. #e12ead

Tetradic

  1. #ade12e
  2. #2ee162
  3. #622ee1
  4. #e12ead

Square

  1. #ade12e
  2. #2ee1bc
  3. #622ee1
  4. #e12e54

Monochromatic

  1. #4e670f
  2. #80aa18
  3. #ade12e
  4. #c7eb71
  5. #e1f4b4

Shades

#ade12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade12e
  2. #9ccb29
  3. #8ab425
  4. #799e20
  5. #68871c
  6. #577117
  7. #455a12
  8. #34440e
  9. #232d09
  10. #111705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade12e
  2. #b5e443
  3. #bde758
  4. #c6ea6d
  5. #ceed82
  6. #d6f097
  7. #def3ab
  8. #e6f6c0
  9. #eff9d5
  10. #f7fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade12e
  2. #a9d736
  3. #a4ce3e
  4. #a0c447
  5. #9bba4f
  6. #97b157
  7. #92a75f
  8. #8e9d67
  9. #899370
  10. #858a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5d6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d811 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d73b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2da9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade12e {
  color: #ade12e;
}
Background
.bg-ade12e {
  background-color: #ade12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade12e {
  border: 2px solid #ade12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 225 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 75% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade12e, #54e12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 225 46 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.46 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.14 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.60 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.68 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.42 #521ed1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ade12e  rgb(173, 225, 46)  hsl(77, 75%, 53%)  Inchworm
#622ee1  rgb(98, 46, 225)  hsl(257, 75%, 53%)  Han Purple
#2eade1  rgb(46, 173, 225)  hsl(197, 75%, 53%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e12ead  rgb(225, 46, 173)  hsl(317, 75%, 53%)  Shocking Pink