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Colour

#AAD700

  • #AAD700
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AAD700 is a green with RGB values 170, 215, 0 and HSL 73°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AAD700#AAD700
HEX#AAD700
RGBrgb(170, 215, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8431, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 84.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(72.6, 100%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.6, 100%, 84.3%)
CMYK20.9%, 0%, 100%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,196,160
CSS custom property--colour: #AAD700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#5528FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC72Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CCB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.2Green yellow · ΔE 19.2Yellow · ΔE 27.8Lawn green · ΔE 32.1Chartreuse · ΔE 32.7Limegreen · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D00D7
Analogous#D79800, #3FD700
Triadic#00AAD7, #D700AA
Split complementary#003FD7, #9800D7
Tetradic#00D799, #2D00D7, #D7003F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECFFA4
Lighter +30%#E1FF71
Lighter +20%#D7FF3E
Lighter +10%#CCFF0B
Darker −10%#82A400
Darker −20%#597100
Darker −30%#313E00
Darker −40%#090B00
More saturated +25%#AAD700
Less saturated −25%#9ABC1B

Channel breakdown

R170
G215
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue72.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G D7 · B 00

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