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#ADE40F

#ade40f ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ade40f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 89.41% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.42% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 75.49°, with 87.65% saturation and 47.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6441

Complementary

  1. #ade40f
  2. #460fe4

Split complementary

  1. #ade40f
  2. #0f43e4
  3. #b00fe4

Analogous

  1. #e4b00f
  2. #ade40f
  3. #43e40f

Triadic

  1. #ade40f
  2. #0fade4
  3. #e40fad

Tetradic

  1. #ade40f
  2. #0fe446
  3. #460fe4
  4. #e40fad

Square

  1. #ade40f
  2. #0fe4b0
  3. #460fe4
  4. #e40f43

Monochromatic

  1. #405406
  2. #779c0a
  3. #ade40f
  4. #c8f34c
  5. #def894

Shades

#ade40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade40f
  2. #9ccd0e
  3. #8ab60c
  4. #79a00b
  5. #688909
  6. #577208
  7. #455b06
  8. #344405
  9. #232e03
  10. #111702
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade40f
  2. #b5e727
  3. #bde93f
  4. #c6ec57
  5. #ceef6f
  6. #d6f287
  7. #def49f
  8. #e6f7b7
  9. #effacf
  10. #f7fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade40f
  2. #a9da1a
  3. #a4d026
  4. #a0c631
  5. #9bbc3c
  6. #97b248
  7. #92a853
  8. #8e9e5e
  9. #899469
  10. #858a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4d9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5d8c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2dd9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade40f {
  color: #ade40f;
}
Background
.bg-ade40f {
  background-color: #ade40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade40f {
  border: 2px solid #ade40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 228 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 88% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade40f, #43e40f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 228 15 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.39 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.83 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.14 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.26 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #521bf0 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ade40f  rgb(173, 228, 15)  hsl(75, 88%, 48%)  Inchworm
#460fe4  rgb(70, 15, 228)  hsl(255, 88%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#0fade4  rgb(15, 173, 228)  hsl(195, 88%, 48%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e40fad  rgb(228, 15, 173)  hsl(315, 88%, 48%)  Shocking Pink