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Recognised as Colour

#A8C902

  • #A8C902
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#A8C902 is a yellow with RGB values 168, 201, 2 and HSL 70°, 98%, 40%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#A8C902#A8C902
HEX#A8C902
RGBrgb(168, 201, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7882, 0.0078
RGB percentages65.9%, 78.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(69.9, 98%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.9, 99%, 78.8%)
CMYK16.4%, 0%, 99%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,061,506
CSS custom property--colour: #A8C902;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.02:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#5736FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B2BEABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.1Green yellow · ΔE 26.7Yellow · ΔE 29.9Gold · ΔE 33.8Olivedrab · ΔE 34.1Olive · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2302C9
Analogous#C98702, #44C902
Triadic#02A8C9, #C902A8
Split complementary#0244C9, #8602C9
Tetradic#02C987, #2302C9, #C90245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDFE99
Lighter +30%#E4FD67
Lighter +20%#DCFD34
Lighter +10%#D2FB03
Darker −10%#7E9701
Darker −20%#546401
Darker −30%#293200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A9CB00
Less saturated −25%#97B01B

Channel breakdown

R168
G201
B2
Red168 (65.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue69.95°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G C9 · B 02

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