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#ADEA4E

#adea4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#adea4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 83.46°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.39.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.6828

Complementary

  1. #adea4e
  2. #8b4eea

Split complementary

  1. #adea4e
  2. #4e5fea
  3. #d94eea

Analogous

  1. #ead94e
  2. #adea4e
  3. #5fea4e

Triadic

  1. #adea4e
  2. #4eadea
  3. #ea4ead

Tetradic

  1. #adea4e
  2. #4eea8b
  3. #8b4eea
  4. #ea4ead

Square

  1. #adea4e
  2. #4eead9
  3. #8b4eea
  4. #ea4e5f

Monochromatic

  1. #5d8e11
  2. #8ad319
  3. #adea4e
  4. #cdf292
  5. #ecfad7

Shades

#adea4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adea4e
  2. #9cd346
  3. #8abb3e
  4. #79a437
  5. #688c2f
  6. #577527
  7. #455e1f
  8. #344617
  9. #232f10
  10. #111708
  11. #000000

Tints

#adea4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adea4e
  2. #b5ec60
  3. #bdee71
  4. #c6f083
  5. #cef295
  6. #d6f5a7
  7. #def7b8
  8. #e6f9ca
  9. #effbdc
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adea4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adea4e
  2. #a9df53
  3. #a4d558
  4. #a0ca5d
  5. #9bc062
  6. #97b567
  7. #92aa6c
  8. #8ea071
  9. #899576
  10. #858b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8dfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd65b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce142 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6de56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e4a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adea4e {
  color: #adea4e;
}
Background
.bg-adea4e {
  background-color: #adea4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adea4e {
  border: 2px solid #adea4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adea4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 234 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adea4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adea4e, #5fea4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adea4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 234 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.39 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.23 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.61 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.74 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.12 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.35 #5215b1 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#adea4e  rgb(173, 234, 78)  hsl(83, 79%, 61%)  Inchworm
#8b4eea  rgb(139, 78, 234)  hsl(263, 79%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#4eadea  rgb(78, 173, 234)  hsl(203, 79%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#ea4ead  rgb(234, 78, 173)  hsl(323, 79%, 61%)  Persian Rose