#A8D31D

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with 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

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

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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