#A0C507

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A0C507

Visually, #A0C507 is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 197, and 7.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow, and 23% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0C507
RGB160, 197, 7
HSL71.7°, 93.1%, 40.0%
CMYK19%, 0%, 96%, 23%
HSV71.7°, 96.4%, 77.3%
LAB74.5, -33.2, 73.8
XYZ34.5, 47.4, 7.5
Decimal10536199

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.48:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0C507; }
.text-color { color: #A0C507; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0C507; }

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