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#ADE800

#ade800 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ade800 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, 90.98% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 75.26°, with 100% saturation and 45.49% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.666

Complementary

  1. #ade800
  2. #3b00e8

Split complementary

  1. #ade800
  2. #0039e8
  3. #af00e8

Analogous

  1. #e8af00
  2. #ade800
  3. #39e800

Triadic

  1. #ade800
  2. #00ade8
  3. #e800ad

Tetradic

  1. #ade800
  2. #00e83b
  3. #3b00e8
  4. #e800ad

Square

  1. #ade800
  2. #00e8af
  3. #3b00e8
  4. #e80039

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4f00
  2. #749b00
  3. #ade800
  4. #ccff35
  5. #dfff82

Shades

#ade800 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade800
  2. #9cd100
  3. #8aba00
  4. #79a200
  5. #688b00
  6. #577400
  7. #455d00
  8. #344600
  9. #232e00
  10. #111700
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade800 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade800
  2. #b5ea1a
  3. #bded33
  4. #c6ef4d
  5. #cef166
  6. #d6f480
  7. #def699
  8. #e6f8b3
  9. #effacc
  10. #f7fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade800 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade800
  2. #a9de0d
  3. #a4d31a
  4. #a0c926
  5. #9bbe33
  6. #97b440
  7. #92aa4d
  8. #8e9f5a
  9. #899566
  10. #858a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ddaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5dcc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcde00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6dc24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2e19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade800 {
  color: #ade800;
}
Background
.bg-ade800 {
  background-color: #ade800;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade800 {
  border: 2px solid #ade800;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade800;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 232 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade800 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade800, #39e800);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade800 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 232 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.68 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.43 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.80 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.10 #5217ff Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#ade800  rgb(173, 232, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud
#3b00e8  rgb(59, 0, 232)  hsl(255, 100%, 45%)  Blue
#00ade8  rgb(0, 173, 232)  hsl(195, 100%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e800ad  rgb(232, 0, 173)  hsl(315, 100%, 45%)  Shocking Pink