#a5bc21

Color #a5bc21

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a5bc21

RGB

rgb(165, 188, 33)

HSL

hsl(68.9, 70.1%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.9, 82.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 82.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.28, -26.36, 67.86)

LCH

lch(72.28, 72.8, 111.23)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1672, 118.47)

HWB

hwb(68.9, 12.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3821bc

Analogous

#bc8521

#a5bc21

#57bc21

Triadic

#a5bc21

#21a5bc

#bc21a5

Split-complementary

#a5bc21

#2157bc

#8521bc

Tetradic

#a5bc21

#21bc38

#3821bc

#bc21a5

Square

#a5bc21

#21bc85

#3821bc

#bc2157

Shades

Color #a5bc21 mixed toward black.

#899d1c

#6e7d16

#525e11

#373f0b

#1b1f06

Tints

Color #a5bc21 mixed toward white.

#c2db32

#cee25b

#dae984

#e7f1ad

#f3f8d6

Tones

Color #a5bc21 mixed toward gray.

#9caf2e

#93a23b

#8a9548

#818855

#777b62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afb066 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#aeac70 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a68388 · ΔE 42.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5bc21;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5bc21]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#a5bc21 (#a5bc21) is rgb(165, 188, 33) in RGB.

No, #a5bc21 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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