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#ADF00A

#adf00a ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#adf00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 94.12% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 77.48°, with 92% saturation and 49.02% 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 15.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7123

Complementary

  1. #adf00a
  2. #4d0af0

Split complementary

  1. #adf00a
  2. #0a3af0
  3. #c00af0

Analogous

  1. #f0c00a
  2. #adf00a
  3. #3af00a

Triadic

  1. #adf00a
  2. #0aadf0
  3. #f00aad

Tetradic

  1. #adf00a
  2. #0af04d
  3. #4d0af0
  4. #f00aad

Square

  1. #adf00a
  2. #0af0c0
  3. #4d0af0
  4. #f00a3a

Monochromatic

  1. #435d04
  2. #78a707
  3. #adf00a
  4. #c6f84f
  5. #defb98

Shades

#adf00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adf00a
  2. #9cd809
  3. #8ac008
  4. #79a807
  5. #689006
  6. #577805
  7. #456004
  8. #344803
  9. #233002
  10. #111801
  11. #000000

Tints

#adf00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adf00a
  2. #b5f223
  3. #bdf33b
  4. #c6f554
  5. #cef66c
  6. #d6f885
  7. #def99d
  8. #e6fbb6
  9. #effcce
  10. #f7fee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adf00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adf00a
  2. #a9e516
  3. #a4da22
  4. #a0ce2d
  5. #9bc339
  6. #97b845
  7. #92ad51
  8. #8ea25d
  9. #899668
  10. #858b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbe4af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fdde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4da35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1e600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbe329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1e9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adf00a {
  color: #adf00a;
}
Background
.bg-adf00a {
  background-color: #adf00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adf00a {
  border: 2px solid #adf00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adf00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 240 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adf00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adf00a, #3af00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adf00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 240 10 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.87 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.52 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 4.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.24 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.42 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.48 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.50 #520ff5 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#adf00a  rgb(173, 240, 10)  hsl(77, 92%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#4d0af0  rgb(77, 10, 240)  hsl(257, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#0aadf0  rgb(10, 173, 240)  hsl(197, 92%, 49%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f00aad  rgb(240, 10, 173)  hsl(317, 92%, 49%)  Shocking Pink