#A8CD4A#A8CD4A
#A8CD4A is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.525; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.162 H 123.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8CD4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 205, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 57%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 63.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.57, -31.08, 59.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.57, 66.77, 117.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.6% -0.0895 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.6% 0.162 123.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2161, 52.4817, 14.5412) |
| Luminance | 0.5248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 2.71
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 4.23
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 4.96
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.04
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 5.08
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8CD4A #6F4ACD
analogous
#CDB14A #A8CD4A #66CD4A
triadic
#A8CD4A #4AA8CD #CD4AA8
tetradic
#A8CD4A #4ACDB1 #6F4ACD #CD4A66
square
#A8CD4A #4ACDB1 #6F4ACD #CD4A66
split-complementary
#A8CD4A #4A66CD #B14ACD
monochromatic
#627B22 #88AB2F #A8CD4A #BFDA7A #D6E7AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#A8CD4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.50
#A8CD4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8CD4A
11.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8CD4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8CD4A | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C139
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BF54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0C3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8cd4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 205, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.162 123.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5dc82',
500: '#a8cd4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8cd4a; $custom-light: #c5dc82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8cd4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 205,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.947,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79598,
"c": 0.16191,
"h": 123.5
},
"luminance": 0.52482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8CD4A
secondary
#4D3883
accent
#48E073
background
#FDFEFB
surface
#F9FCF2
border
#D2D5CC
text
#13150B
muted
#82847E