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#AAD00A

#aad00a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aad00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 81.57% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 71.52°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5368

Complementary

  1. #aad00a
  2. #300ad0

Split complementary

  1. #aad00a
  2. #0a47d0
  3. #930ad0

Analogous

  1. #d0930a
  2. #aad00a
  3. #47d00a

Triadic

  1. #aad00a
  2. #0aaad0
  3. #d00aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aad00a
  2. #0ad030
  3. #300ad0
  4. #d00aaa

Square

  1. #aad00a
  2. #0ad093
  3. #300ad0
  4. #d00a47

Monochromatic

  1. #333e03
  2. #6e8706
  3. #aad00a
  4. #d0f531
  5. #e0f97a

Shades

#aad00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aad00a
  2. #99bb09
  3. #88a608
  4. #779207
  5. #667d06
  6. #556805
  7. #445304
  8. #333e03
  9. #222a02
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#aad00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aad00a
  2. #b3d523
  3. #bbd93b
  4. #c4de54
  5. #cce36c
  6. #d5e885
  7. #ddec9d
  8. #e6f1b6
  9. #eef6ce
  10. #f7fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aad00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aad00a
  2. #a6c816
  3. #a2c022
  4. #9db82d
  5. #99b039
  6. #95a845
  7. #91a051
  8. #8d985d
  9. #889068
  10. #848874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c22c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0c98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aad00a {
  color: #aad00a;
}
Background
.bg-aad00a {
  background-color: #aad00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aad00a {
  border: 2px solid #aad00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aad00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 208 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aad00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aad00a, #47d00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aad00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 208 10 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.26 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.36 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.45 #552ff5 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aad00a  rgb(170, 208, 10)  hsl(72, 91%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#300ad0  rgb(48, 10, 208)  hsl(252, 91%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0aaad0  rgb(10, 170, 208)  hsl(192, 91%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#d00aaa  rgb(208, 10, 170)  hsl(312, 91%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red