#ADE36D#ADE36D
#ADE36D is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.159 H 129.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADE36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 227, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.8%, 0%, 52%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.45, -36.27, 51.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.45, 63.03, 125.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.34% -0.1012 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.34% 0.159 129.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4625, 64.9255, 24.4963) |
| Luminance | 0.6493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 5.23
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.26
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.63
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 5.70
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADE36D #A36DE3
analogous
#E3DE6D #ADE36D #72E36D
triadic
#ADE36D #6DADE3 #E36DAD
tetradic
#ADE36D #6DE3DE #A36DE3 #E36D72
square
#ADE36D #6DE3DE #A36DE3 #E36D72
split-complementary
#ADE36D #6D72E3 #DE6DE3
monochromatic
#71B322 #90D93A #ADE36D #CAEDA0 #E7F7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ADE36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#ADE36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADE36D
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADE36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADE36D | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD562
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D174
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1DBC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ade36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 227, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.159 129.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8ec9a',
500: '#ade36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ade36d; $custom-light: #c8ec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ade36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 227,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.458,
"s": 67.816,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85342,
"c": 0.15875,
"h": 129.6
},
"luminance": 0.64927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADE36D
secondary
#7540B4
accent
#16D06B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FAFDF5
border
#D3D5CF
text
#13160E
muted
#83847F