#a9d500

Color #a9d500

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class lime-400 #9ae600 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a9d500

RGB

rgb(169, 213, 0)

HSL

hsl(72.4, 100%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(72.4, 100%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 0%, 100%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(79.63, -37, 78.74)

LCH

lch(79.63, 87, 115.17)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.2, 123.33)

HWB

hwb(72.4, 0%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c00d5

Analogous

#d59700

#a9d500

#3fd500

Triadic

#a9d500

#00a9d5

#d500a9

Split-complementary

#a9d500

#003fd5

#9700d5

Tetradic

#a9d500

#00d52c

#2c00d5

#d500a9

Square

#a9d500

#00d597

#2c00d5

#d5003f

Shades

Color #a9d500 mixed toward black.

#8db200

#718e00

#556b00

#384700

#1c2400

Tints

Color #a9d500 mixed toward white.

#ccff08

#d6ff39

#e0ff6b

#ebff9c

#f5ffce

Tones

Color #a9d500 mixed toward gray.

#9fc312

#94b224

#8aa035

#7f8e47

#757c59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebe70 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#bbb87b · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#ac9298 · ΔE 44.3

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 29.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9d500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9d500]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#a9d500 (#a9d500) is rgb(169, 213, 0) in RGB.

No, #a9d500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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