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#A6EC00

#a6ec00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a6ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 77.8°, 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 14.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.681

Complementary

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #4600ec

Split complementary

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #0030ec
  3. #bc00ec

Analogous

  1. #ecbc00
  2. #a6ec00
  3. #30ec00

Triadic

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #00a6ec
  3. #ec00a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #00ec46
  3. #4600ec
  4. #ec00a6

Square

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #00ecbc
  3. #4600ec
  4. #ec0030

Monochromatic

  1. #3a5300
  2. #709f00
  3. #a6ec00
  4. #c4ff39
  5. #dbff86

Shades

#a6ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #95d400
  3. #85bd00
  4. #74a500
  5. #648e00
  6. #537600
  7. #425e00
  8. #324700
  9. #212f00
  10. #111800
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #afee1a
  3. #b8f033
  4. #c1f24d
  5. #caf466
  6. #d3f680
  7. #dbf799
  8. #e4f9b3
  9. #edfbcc
  10. #f6fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6ec00
  2. #a2e10d
  3. #9ed61a
  4. #9bcc26
  5. #97c133
  6. #93b640
  7. #8fab4d
  8. #8ba05a
  9. #889666
  10. #848b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.62:1 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 #efd632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ace1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6df25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aae59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6ec00 {
  color: #a6ec00;
}
Background
.bg-a6ec00 {
  background-color: #a6ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #a6ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6ec00, #30ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.43 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.13 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.12 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.86 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.21 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.53 #5913ff Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a6ec00  rgb(166, 236, 0)  hsl(78, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#4600ec  rgb(70, 0, 236)  hsl(258, 100%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#00a6ec  rgb(0, 166, 236)  hsl(198, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#ec00a6  rgb(236, 0, 166)  hsl(318, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink