#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
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;
}