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#A4EC00

#a4ec00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a4ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 78.31°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6788

Complementary

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #4800ec

Split complementary

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #002eec
  3. #be00ec

Analogous

  1. #ecbe00
  2. #a4ec00
  3. #2eec00

Triadic

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #00a4ec
  3. #ec00a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #00ec48
  3. #4800ec
  4. #ec00a4

Square

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #00ecbe
  3. #4800ec
  4. #ec002e

Monochromatic

  1. #3a5300
  2. #6f9f00
  3. #a4ec00
  4. #c3ff39
  5. #daff86

Shades

#a4ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #94d400
  3. #83bd00
  4. #73a500
  5. #628e00
  6. #527600
  7. #425e00
  8. #314700
  9. #212f00
  10. #101800
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #adee1a
  3. #b6f033
  4. #bff24d
  5. #c8f466
  6. #d2f680
  7. #dbf799
  8. #e4f9b3
  9. #edfbcc
  10. #f6fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4ec00
  2. #a0e10d
  3. #9dd61a
  4. #99cc26
  5. #96c133
  6. #92b640
  7. #8eab4d
  8. #8ba05a
  9. #879666
  10. #848b73
  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 #c5e0ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed532 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aae1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5df26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8e59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4ec00 {
  color: #a4ec00;
}
Background
.bg-a4ec00 {
  background-color: #a4ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #a4ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4ec00, #2eec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.38 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.09 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.98 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.07 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.16 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.63 #5b13ff Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a4ec00  rgb(164, 236, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#4800ec  rgb(72, 0, 236)  hsl(258, 100%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#00a4ec  rgb(0, 164, 236)  hsl(198, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#ec00a4  rgb(236, 0, 164)  hsl(318, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink