HEX Color #6DBD16 (Yellowgreen)

About #6DBD16

At its core, #6DBD16 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 189 parts green, and 22 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow, and 26% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6DBD16

RGB109, 189, 22

HSL88.7°, 79.1%, 41.4%

CMYK42%, 0%, 88%, 26%

HSV88.7°, 88.4%, 74.1%

LAB69.3, -48.6, 66.4

XYZ24.6, 39.7, 7.1

Decimal7191830

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#6DBD16 #6516BD

Analogous

#BDB916 #19BD16

Triadic

#166DBD #BD166D

Tetradic

#16BDB9 #6516BD #BD1619

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#6DBD16

#7DC42F

#8DCB49

#9DD363

#ADDA7D

#BEE197

#CEE9B1

#DEF0CB

#EEF7E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#6DBD16

#60A813

#549311

#487E0E

#3C690C

#305409

#243F07

#182A04

#0C1502

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.35:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.94:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.24:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.60:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6DBD16; }

.text-color { color: #6DBD16; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #6DBD16; }

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