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#A9EA46

#a9ea46 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a9ea46 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 91.76% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.09% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 83.78°, with 79.61% saturation and 59.61% 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 14.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.6772

Complementary

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #8746ea

Split complementary

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #4657ea
  3. #d946ea

Analogous

  1. #ead946
  2. #a9ea46
  3. #57ea46

Triadic

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #46a9ea
  3. #ea46a9

Tetradic

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #46ea87
  3. #8746ea
  4. #ea46a9

Square

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #46ead9
  3. #8746ea
  4. #ea4657

Monochromatic

  1. #58880f
  2. #85cc17
  3. #a9ea46
  4. #c9f28b
  5. #e9facf

Shades

#a9ea46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #98d33f
  3. #87bb38
  4. #76a431
  5. #658c2a
  6. #557523
  7. #445e1c
  8. #334615
  9. #222f0e
  10. #111707
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9ea46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #b2ec59
  3. #baee6b
  4. #c3f07e
  5. #cbf290
  6. #d4f5a3
  7. #ddf7b5
  8. #e5f9c8
  9. #eefbda
  10. #f6fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9ea46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9ea46
  2. #a5df4c
  3. #a1d552
  4. #9dca57
  5. #99c05d
  6. #95b563
  7. #90aa69
  8. #8ca06f
  9. #889574
  10. #848b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6dfaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd555 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbe037 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5de4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ace4a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9ea46 {
  color: #a9ea46;
}
Background
.bg-a9ea46 {
  background-color: #a9ea46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9ea46 {
  border: 2px solid #a9ea46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9ea46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 234 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9ea46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9ea46, #57ea46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9ea46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 234 70 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.07 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.90 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.06 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.69 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.83 #5615b9 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a9ea46  rgb(169, 234, 70)  hsl(84, 80%, 60%)  Inchworm
#8746ea  rgb(135, 70, 234)  hsl(264, 80%, 60%)  Blue Violet
#46a9ea  rgb(70, 169, 234)  hsl(204, 80%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#ea46a9  rgb(234, 70, 169)  hsl(324, 80%, 60%)  Persian Rose