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#ADEA2B

#adea2b ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#adea2b 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, 91.76% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.62% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 79.16°, with 81.97% saturation and 54.31% 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 14.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.679

Complementary

  1. #adea2b
  2. #682bea

Split complementary

  1. #adea2b
  2. #2b4dea
  3. #c72bea

Analogous

  1. #eac72b
  2. #adea2b
  3. #4dea2b

Triadic

  1. #adea2b
  2. #2badea
  3. #ea2bad

Tetradic

  1. #adea2b
  2. #2bea68
  3. #682bea
  4. #ea2bad

Square

  1. #adea2b
  2. #2beac7
  3. #682bea
  4. #ea2b4d

Monochromatic

  1. #50710b
  2. #82b612
  3. #adea2b
  4. #c8f171
  5. #e3f8b6

Shades

#adea2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adea2b
  2. #9cd327
  3. #8abb22
  4. #79a41e
  5. #688c1a
  6. #577516
  7. #455e11
  8. #34460d
  9. #232f09
  10. #111704
  11. #000000

Tints

#adea2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adea2b
  2. #b5ec40
  3. #bdee55
  4. #c6f06b
  5. #cef280
  6. #d6f595
  7. #def7aa
  8. #e6f9bf
  9. #effbd5
  10. #f7fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adea2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adea2b
  2. #a9df34
  3. #a4d53c
  4. #a0ca45
  5. #9bc04d
  6. #97b556
  7. #92aa5e
  8. #8ea067
  9. #89956f
  10. #858b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8dfad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed642 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4dfc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dde001 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7de3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1e3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adea2b {
  color: #adea2b;
}
Background
.bg-adea2b {
  background-color: #adea2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adea2b {
  border: 2px solid #adea2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adea2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 234 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adea2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adea2b, #4dea2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adea2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 234 43 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.98 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.27 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.18 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.95 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.03 #5215d4 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#adea2b  rgb(173, 234, 43)  hsl(79, 82%, 54%)  Inchworm
#682bea  rgb(104, 43, 234)  hsl(259, 82%, 54%)  Electric Indigo
#2badea  rgb(43, 173, 234)  hsl(199, 82%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ea2bad  rgb(234, 43, 173)  hsl(319, 82%, 54%)  Shocking Pink