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#ADE42F

#ade42f ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ade42f 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, 89.41% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.39% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 78.23°, with 77.02% saturation and 53.92% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.6458

Complementary

  1. #ade42f
  2. #662fe4

Split complementary

  1. #ade42f
  2. #2f53e4
  3. #c02fe4

Analogous

  1. #e4c02f
  2. #ade42f
  3. #53e42f

Triadic

  1. #ade42f
  2. #2fade4
  3. #e42fad

Tetradic

  1. #ade42f
  2. #2fe466
  3. #662fe4
  4. #e42fad

Square

  1. #ade42f
  2. #2fe4c0
  3. #662fe4
  4. #e42f53

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6c0e
  2. #81b017
  3. #ade42f
  4. #c8ed73
  5. #e2f6b6

Shades

#ade42f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade42f
  2. #9ccd2a
  3. #8ab626
  4. #79a021
  5. #68891c
  6. #577218
  7. #455b13
  8. #34440e
  9. #232e09
  10. #111705
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade42f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade42f
  2. #b5e744
  3. #bde959
  4. #c6ec6d
  5. #ceef82
  6. #d6f297
  7. #def4ac
  8. #e6f7c1
  9. #effad5
  10. #f7fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade42f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade42f
  2. #a9da37
  3. #a4d03f
  4. #a0c647
  5. #9bbc4f
  6. #97b258
  7. #92a860
  8. #8e9e68
  9. #899470
  10. #858a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4daa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5d9c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9db12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d93c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2dd9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade42f {
  color: #ade42f;
}
Background
.bg-ade42f {
  background-color: #ade42f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade42f {
  border: 2px solid #ade42f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade42f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 228 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 77% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade42f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade42f, #53e42f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade42f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 228 47 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.67 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.69 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.88 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.97 #521bd0 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ade42f  rgb(173, 228, 47)  hsl(78, 77%, 54%)  Inchworm
#662fe4  rgb(102, 47, 228)  hsl(258, 77%, 54%)  Han Purple
#2fade4  rgb(47, 173, 228)  hsl(198, 77%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e42fad  rgb(228, 47, 173)  hsl(318, 77%, 54%)  Shocking Pink