Colour

#ACCC06

#ACCC06
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#ACCC06 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 204, 6 and HSL 70°, 94%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ACCC06#ACCC06

HEX#ACCC06

RGBrgb(172, 204, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8, 0.0235

RGB percentages67.5%, 80%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(69.7, 94.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.7, 97.1%, 80%)

CMYK15.7%, 0%, 97.1%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,324,422

CSS custom property--colour: #ACCC06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#5333F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DABF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6BF2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B7C0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.8 Green yellow · ΔE 26.1 Yellow · ΔE 28.7 Gold · ΔE 33 Olivedrab · ΔE 35.2 Olive · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2606CC

Analogous#CC8906, #49CC06

Triadic#06ACCC, #CC06AC

Split complementary#0649CC, #8906CC

Tetradic#06CC89, #2606CC, #CC0649

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEFCA2

Lighter +30%#E4FB70

Lighter +20%#DBF93F

Lighter +10%#D2F80D

Darker −10%#829A05

Darker −20%#586903

Darker −30%#2F3702

Darker −40%#050600

More saturated +25%#B0D200

Less saturated −25%#9AB220

Channel breakdown

R172

G204

Red172 (67.5%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue69.7°

Saturation (HSL)94.29%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AC · G CC · B 06

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