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#ACD00A

#acd00a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#acd00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 81.57% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 70.91°, 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.539

Complementary

  1. #acd00a
  2. #2e0ad0

Split complementary

  1. #acd00a
  2. #0a49d0
  3. #910ad0

Analogous

  1. #d0910a
  2. #acd00a
  3. #49d00a

Triadic

  1. #acd00a
  2. #0aacd0
  3. #d00aac

Tetradic

  1. #acd00a
  2. #0ad02e
  3. #2e0ad0
  4. #d00aac

Square

  1. #acd00a
  2. #0ad091
  3. #2e0ad0
  4. #d00a49

Monochromatic

  1. #333e03
  2. #708706
  3. #acd00a
  4. #d2f531
  5. #e2f97a

Shades

#acd00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acd00a
  2. #9bbb09
  3. #8aa608
  4. #789207
  5. #677d06
  6. #566805
  7. #455304
  8. #343e03
  9. #222a02
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#acd00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acd00a
  2. #b4d523
  3. #bdd93b
  4. #c5de54
  5. #cde36c
  6. #d6e885
  7. #deec9d
  8. #e6f1b6
  9. #eef6ce
  10. #f7fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acd00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acd00a
  2. #a8c816
  3. #a3c022
  4. #9fb82d
  5. #9ab039
  6. #96a845
  7. #92a051
  8. #8d985d
  9. #899068
  10. #848874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c22c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acd00a {
  color: #acd00a;
}
Background
.bg-acd00a {
  background-color: #acd00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acd00a {
  border: 2px solid #acd00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acd00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 208 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acd00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acd00a, #49d00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acd00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 208 10 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.42 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.18 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.41 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.40 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.49 #532ff5 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#acd00a  rgb(172, 208, 10)  hsl(71, 91%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#2e0ad0  rgb(46, 10, 208)  hsl(251, 91%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0aacd0  rgb(10, 172, 208)  hsl(191, 91%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#d00aac  rgb(208, 10, 172)  hsl(311, 91%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red