#ADE972#ADE972
#ADE972 is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.162 H 131.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADE972 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 233, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 0%, 51.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.19, -38.46, 51.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.19, 64.12, 126.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.78% -0.1069 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.78% 0.162 131.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4091, 68.3757, 26.5110) |
| Luminance | 0.6838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 3.87
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Lime
#BEFD73
ΔE00 4.66
Light Pea Green
#C4FE82
ΔE00 4.67
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 4.67
Light Lime
#AEFD6C
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADE972 #AE72E9
analogous
#E8E972 #ADE972 #72E972
triadic
#ADE972 #72ADE9 #E972AD
tetradic
#ADE972 #72E8E9 #AE72E9 #E97272
square
#ADE972 #72E8E9 #AE72E9 #E97272
split-complementary
#ADE972 #7272E9 #E972E8
monochromatic
#70C21E #8EE13D #ADE972 #CCF1A7 #EBFADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#ADE972 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.68
#ADE972 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADE972
14.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADE972 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADE972 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.68 | 14.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DB67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D67A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0E1CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ade972; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 233, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.162 131.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8f09d',
500: '#ade972',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ade972; $custom-light: #c8f09d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ade972",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 233,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90.252,
"s": 73.006,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86775,
"c": 0.16234,
"h": 131.2
},
"luminance": 0.68377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADE972
secondary
#803EC1
accent
#10D574
background
#FEFFFC
surface
#FAFEF5
border
#D3D6CF
text
#13160E
muted
#83857F