#A8D42C#A8D42C
#A8D42C is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.188 H 124.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8D42C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 212, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 66%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 79%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.8%, 0%, 79.2%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.38, -35.98, 71.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.38, 79.87, 116.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.01% -0.1054 0.1561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.01% 0.188 124) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1470, 55.5933, 10.9979) |
| Luminance | 0.5559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 2.63
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 2.70
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 2.79
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 4.25
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 4.87
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8D42C #582CD4
analogous
#D4AC2C #A8D42C #54D42C
triadic
#A8D42C #2CA8D4 #D42CA8
tetradic
#A8D42C #2CD4AC #582CD4 #D42C54
square
#A8D42C #2CD4AC #582CD4 #D42C54
split-complementary
#A8D42C #2C54D4 #AC2CD4
monochromatic
#586F17 #80A221 #A8D42C #BDDE5F #D2E992
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#A8D42C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#A8D42C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8D42C
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8D42C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8D42C | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0C600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC43E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0C9B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8d42c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 212, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.188 124.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6e174',
500: '#a8d42c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8d42c; $custom-light: #c6e174; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8d42c",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 212,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.714,
"s": 66.142,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81006,
"c": 0.18832,
"h": 124
},
"luminance": 0.55594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8D42C
secondary
#402C78
accent
#3FE96B
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FBFCF1
border
#D4D5CB
text
#131509
muted
#83847D