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#A8EC00

#a8ec00 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#a8ec00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 92.55% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 77.29°, 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6832

Complementary

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #4400ec

Split complementary

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #0032ec
  3. #ba00ec

Analogous

  1. #ecba00
  2. #a8ec00
  3. #32ec00

Triadic

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #00a8ec
  3. #ec00a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #00ec44
  3. #4400ec
  4. #ec00a8

Square

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #00ecba
  3. #4400ec
  4. #ec0032

Monochromatic

  1. #3b5300
  2. #729f00
  3. #a8ec00
  4. #c6ff39
  5. #dcff86

Shades

#a8ec00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #97d400
  3. #86bd00
  4. #76a500
  5. #658e00
  6. #547600
  7. #435e00
  8. #324700
  9. #222f00
  10. #111800
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ec00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #b1ee1a
  3. #b9f033
  4. #c2f24d
  5. #cbf466
  6. #d4f680
  7. #dcf799
  8. #e5f9b3
  9. #eefbcc
  10. #f6fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ec00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ec00
  2. #a4e10d
  3. #a0d61a
  4. #9ccc26
  5. #98c133
  6. #94b640
  7. #90ab4d
  8. #8ca05a
  9. #889666
  10. #848b73
  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 #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6e0ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8da00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afe1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dde200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7df25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ace59f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ec00 {
  color: #a8ec00;
}
Background
.bg-a8ec00 {
  background-color: #a8ec00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ec00 {
  border: 2px solid #a8ec00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ec00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 236 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ec00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ec00, #32ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ec00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 236 0 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.50 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.19 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.16 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.65 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.46 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.41 #5713ff Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#a8ec00  rgb(168, 236, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#4400ec  rgb(68, 0, 236)  hsl(257, 100%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#00a8ec  rgb(0, 168, 236)  hsl(197, 100%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#ec00a8  rgb(236, 0, 168)  hsl(317, 100%, 46%)  Shocking Pink