#ADE857#ADE857
#ADE857 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.673; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.184 H 128.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADE857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 232, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 62.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.65, -40.49, 62.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.65, 74.51, 122.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.25% -0.1146 0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.25% 0.184 128.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8103, 67.2845, 19.4833) |
| Luminance | 0.6729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 3.23
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 3.87
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.68
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 4.80
Light Lime Green
#B9FF66
ΔE00 4.82
Pear
#CBF85F
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADE857 #9257E8
analogous
#E8DB57 #ADE857 #64E857
triadic
#ADE857 #57ADE8 #E857AD
tetradic
#ADE857 #57E8DB #9257E8 #E85764
square
#ADE857 #57E8DB #9257E8 #E85764
split-complementary
#ADE857 #5764E8 #DB57E8
monochromatic
#70AD18 #93E121 #ADE857 #C7EF8D #E2F7C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#ADE857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.46
#ADE857 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADE857
14.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADE857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADE857 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.46 | 14.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3D945
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD562
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2DECA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ade857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 232, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.184 128.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9ef8c',
500: '#ade857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ade857; $custom-light: #c9ef8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ade857",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 232,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 84.414,
"s": 75.916,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86247,
"c": 0.18388,
"h": 128.6
},
"luminance": 0.67286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADE857
secondary
#6635AE
accent
#0DD860
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FBFEF4
border
#D4D6CE
text
#14160C
muted
#83857F