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#A4C331

#a4c331 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a4c331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 72.74°, with 59.84% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4714

Complementary

  1. #a4c331
  2. #5031c3

Split complementary

  1. #a4c331
  2. #315bc3
  3. #9931c3

Analogous

  1. #c39931
  2. #a4c331
  3. #5bc331

Triadic

  1. #a4c331
  2. #31a4c3
  3. #c331a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4c331
  2. #31c350
  3. #5031c3
  4. #c331a4

Square

  1. #a4c331
  2. #31c399
  3. #5031c3
  4. #c3315b

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4912
  2. #718622
  3. #a4c331
  4. #c1d968
  5. #dae8a5

Shades

#a4c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4c331
  2. #94b02c
  3. #839c27
  4. #738922
  5. #62751d
  6. #526219
  7. #424e14
  8. #313b0f
  9. #21270a
  10. #101405
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4c331
  2. #adc946
  3. #b6cf5a
  4. #bfd56f
  5. #c8db83
  6. #d2e198
  7. #dbe7ad
  8. #e4edc1
  9. #edf3d6
  10. #f6f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4c331
  2. #a0bc39
  3. #9db641
  4. #99af49
  5. #96a851
  6. #92a259
  7. #8e9b60
  8. #8b9468
  9. #878d70
  10. #848778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afbc94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb70f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb73e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb9a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbc21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbc39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aabd88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4c331 {
  color: #a4c331;
}
Background
.bg-a4c331 {
  background-color: #a4c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4c331 {
  border: 2px solid #a4c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4c331, #5bc331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.50 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.10 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.27 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.79 #5b3cce Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#a4c331  rgb(164, 195, 49)  hsl(73, 60%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#5031c3  rgb(80, 49, 195)  hsl(253, 60%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#31a4c3  rgb(49, 164, 195)  hsl(193, 60%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#c331a4  rgb(195, 49, 164)  hsl(313, 60%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red