HEX Color #A8D31D (Yellowgreen)

About #A8D31D

The precise color #A8D31D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 211 green, and 29 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow, and 17% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#A8D31D

RGB168, 211, 29

HSL74.2°, 75.8%, 47.1%

CMYK20%, 0%, 86%, 17%

HSV74.2°, 86.3%, 82.7%

LAB79.0, -36.0, 74.6

XYZ39.7, 55.0, 9.7

Decimal11064093

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8D31D #481DD2

Analogous

#D2A21D #4CD21D

Triadic

#1DA7D2 #D21DA7

Tetradic

#1DD2A3 #481DD2 #D21D4C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8D31D

#B1D736

#BBDC4F

#C5E168

#CEE681

#D8EB9A

#E2F0B3

#EBF5CC

#F5FAE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8D31D

#95BB19

#82A416

#708C13

#5D7510

#4A5D0C

#384609

#252E06

#121703

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.75:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

12.00:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.67:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

10.20:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8D31D; }

.text-color { color: #A8D31D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8D31D; }

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