#A0C516

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A0C516

Visually, #A0C516 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 22.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 72.7° hue, 79.9% saturation, and 42.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0C516
RGB160, 197, 22
HSL72.7°, 79.9%, 42.9%
CMYK19%, 0%, 89%, 23%
HSV72.7°, 88.8%, 77.3%
LAB74.5, -33.0, 71.9
XYZ34.6, 47.5, 8.1
Decimal10536214

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.49:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.91:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.92:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0C516; }
.text-color { color: #A0C516; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0C516; }

Similar Colors

Yellowgreen
#9ACD32