#A8C51D

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A8C51D

Visually, #A8C51D 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 168, 197, and 29.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 15% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 85% Yellow, and 23% Black. The HSL representation is 70.4° hue, 74.3% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8C51D
RGB168, 197, 29
HSL70.4°, 74.3%, 44.3%
CMYK15%, 0%, 85%, 23%
HSV70.4°, 85.3%, 77.3%
LAB75.0, -29.5, 71.2
XYZ36.3, 48.3, 8.6
Decimal11060509

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.67:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.88:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8C51D; }
.text-color { color: #A8C51D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8C51D; }

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