#A8CC2C

A medium, moderate yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #A8CC2C

When working with digital screens, the color #A8CC2C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 204 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#A8CC2C
RGB168, 204, 44
HSL73.5°, 64.5%, 48.6%
CMYK18%, 0%, 78%, 20%
HSV73.5°, 78.4%, 80.0%
LAB77.1, -32.3, 69.2
XYZ38.2, 51.7, 10.3
Decimal11062316

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.34:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.64:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8CC2C; }
.text-color { color: #A8CC2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8CC2C; }

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