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Colour

#AADA00

  • #AADA00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#AADA00 is a green with RGB values 170, 218, 0 and HSL 73°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AADA00#AADA00
HEX#AADA00
RGBrgb(170, 218, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8549, 0
RGB percentages66.7%, 85.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(73.2, 100%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.2, 100%, 85.5%)
CMYK22%, 0%, 100%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,196,928
CSS custom property--colour: #AADA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#5525FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1C92Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CFB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.1Green yellow · ΔE 17.5Yellow · ΔE 27.7Lawn green · ΔE 30.5Chartreuse · ΔE 31.1Limegreen · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3000DA
Analogous#DA9D00, #3DDA00
Triadic#00AADA, #DA00AA
Split complementary#003DDA, #9D00DA
Tetradic#00DA9D, #3000DA, #DA003D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECFFA7
Lighter +30%#E0FF74
Lighter +20%#D5FF41
Lighter +10%#CAFF0E
Darker −10%#82A700
Darker −20%#5A7400
Darker −30%#334100
Darker −40%#0B0E00
More saturated +25%#AADA00
Less saturated −25%#9BBF1B

Channel breakdown

R170
G218
B0
Red170 (66.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue73.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G DA · B 00

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