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#A4CE4B Color

#A4CE4B is rgb(164, 206, 75) in RGB, hsl(79, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 64%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A4CE4B
HEX#A4CE4B
RGBrgb(164, 206, 75)
HSLhsl(79, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(79, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 64%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.164 125.2)
LABlab(77.84% -28.59 57.99)
LCHlch(77.84% 64.65 116.24)

What #A4CE4B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A4CE4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 7.31Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.93Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 11.93Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.23Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 15.33Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 16.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A4CE4B Channel Values

How #A4CE4B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 164 · G 206 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A4CE4B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A4CE4B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A4CE4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A4CE4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A4CE4B
Complementary
#744BCE
Analogous
#CEB64B
Analogous
#63CE4B
Triadic
#4BA4CE
Triadic
#CE4BA4
Split comp.
#4B63CE
Split comp.
#B64BCE

Tints & Shades of #A4CE4B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B0D463
#BCDB7B
#C9E193
#D7E9AF
#E3F0C7
#EFF6DF

Shades

#94C035
#7BA02C
#668424
#50681D
#3B4C15
#222C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A4CE4B.

How #A4CE4B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A4CE4B
Protanopia#C8C84C
Protanomaly#BACA4B
Deuteranopia#C1C14F
Deuteranomaly#B6C74D
Tritanopia#B1C3C3
Tritanomaly#ACC8A1
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A4CE4B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a4ce4b: #A4CE4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A4CE4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a4ce4b': '#A4CE4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.808, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_a4ce4b">#A4CE4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#A4CE4B"

More Green Colors

#A4CE4B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A4CE4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A4CE4B?

#A4CE4B is a mid-tone green — rgb(164, 206, 75) in RGB and hsl(79, 57%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.31.

What is the RGB value of #A4CE4B?

#A4CE4B is rgb(164, 206, 75) — red 164, green 206, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A4CE4B?

#A4CE4B converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 64%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A4CE4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A4CE4B scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A4CE4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A4CE4B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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