#A8BD2C

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A8BD2C

When working with digital screens, the color #A8BD2C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 189, 44).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 11% C, 0% M, 77% Y, and 26% K. With a hue angle of 68.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8BD2C
RGB168, 189, 44
HSL68.7°, 62.2%, 45.7%
CMYK11%, 0%, 77%, 26%
HSV68.7°, 76.7%, 74.1%
LAB72.8, -25.2, 65.3
XYZ34.8, 44.9, 9.2
Decimal11058476

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.98:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8BD2C; }
.text-color { color: #A8BD2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8BD2C; }

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