#ADD259#ADD259
#ADD259 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.154 H 124.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADD259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 210, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 58%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 57.6%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.44, -30.30, 54.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.44, 62.64, 118.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.24% -0.0862 0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.24% 0.154 124) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0835, 55.6984, 17.9830) |
| Luminance | 0.5570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.92
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.45
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 5.73
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 5.92
Yellowish Green
#B0DD16
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADD259 #7E59D2
analogous
#D2BA59 #ADD259 #70D259
triadic
#ADD259 #59ADD2 #D259AD
tetradic
#ADD259 #59D2BA #7E59D2 #D25970
square
#ADD259 #59D2BA #7E59D2 #D25970
split-complementary
#ADD259 #5970D2 #BA59D2
monochromatic
#6C8B26 #91BB33 #ADD259 #C5DF89 #DDECB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#ADD259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#ADD259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADD259
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADD259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADD259 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC64C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C561
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4C9B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #add259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 210, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.154 124.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8e08c',
500: '#add259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #add259; $custom-light: #c8e08c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#add259",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 210,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.347,
"s": 57.346,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81235,
"c": 0.15398,
"h": 124
},
"luminance": 0.55699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADD259
secondary
#573E91
accent
#47E176
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FAFCF4
border
#D3D5CE
text
#13150C
muted
#83847F