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#ADE460

#ade460 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ade460 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 89.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.89% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 85°, with 70.97% saturation and 63.53% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.6522

Complementary

  1. #ade460
  2. #9760e4

Split complementary

  1. #ade460
  2. #606be4
  3. #d960e4

Analogous

  1. #e4d960
  2. #ade460
  3. #6be460

Triadic

  1. #ade460
  2. #60ade4
  3. #e460ad

Tetradic

  1. #ade460
  2. #60e497
  3. #9760e4
  4. #e460ad

Square

  1. #ade460
  2. #60e4d9
  3. #9760e4
  4. #e4606b

Monochromatic

  1. #609219
  2. #8ad424
  3. #ade460
  4. #cfefa1
  5. #f0fae3

Shades

#ade460 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade460
  2. #9ccd56
  3. #8ab64d
  4. #79a043
  5. #68893a
  6. #577230
  7. #455b26
  8. #34441d
  9. #232e13
  10. #11170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade460 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade460
  2. #b5e770
  3. #bde980
  4. #c6ec90
  5. #ceefa0
  6. #d6f2b0
  7. #def4bf
  8. #e6f7cf
  9. #effadf
  10. #f7fcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade460 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade460
  2. #a9da63
  3. #a4d066
  4. #a0c66a
  5. #9bbc6d
  6. #97b270
  7. #92a873
  8. #8e9e76
  9. #89947a
  10. #858a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed652 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d269 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2dbc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7db58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2d966 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0dfa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade460 {
  color: #ade460;
}
Background
.bg-ade460 {
  background-color: #ade460;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade460 {
  border: 2px solid #ade460;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade460;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 228 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 71% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade460 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade460, #6be460);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade460 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 228 96 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.20 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.60 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.01 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.95 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 9.24 #521b9f Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ade460  rgb(173, 228, 96)  hsl(85, 71%, 64%)  Inchworm
#9760e4  rgb(151, 96, 228)  hsl(265, 71%, 64%)  Amethyst
#60ade4  rgb(96, 173, 228)  hsl(205, 71%, 64%)  Iceberg
#e460ad  rgb(228, 96, 173)  hsl(325, 71%, 64%)  Sky Magenta