#A5EA1A Color

#A5EA1A is rgb(165, 234, 26) in RGB, hsl(80, 83%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 89%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A5EA1A

HEX#A5EA1A

RGBrgb(165, 234, 26)

HSLhsl(80, 83%, 51%)

HSVhsv(80, 89%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 89%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.221 128.3)

LABlab(85.71% -41.49 78.94)

LCHlch(85.71% 89.18 117.73)

What #A5EA1A 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 #A5EA1A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 4.66 Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 8.28 Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.52 Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 10.34 French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 10.55 Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 10.61

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

#A5EA1A Channel Values

How #A5EA1A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 165 · G 234 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 80° · S 83% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 80° · S 89% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 29% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.46:1 vs white · 14.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A5EA1A 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A5EA1A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A5EA1A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A5EA1A

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.

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Shades

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How #A5EA1A 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#A5EA1A

Protanopia#E0E01D

Protanomaly#CBE41C

Deuteranopia#D6D62A

Deuteranomaly#C5DF24

Tritanopia#B8DDDD

Tritanomaly#B1E2B0

Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #A5EA1A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a5ea1a: #A5EA1A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A5EA1A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a5ea1a': '#A5EA1A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.918, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_a5ea1a">#A5EA1A</color>

SVG fillfill="#A5EA1A"

More Green Colors

#A5EA1A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#A5EA1A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A5EA1A?

#A5EA1A is a mid-tone green — rgb(165, 234, 26) in RGB and hsl(80, 83%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.66.

What is the RGB value of #A5EA1A?

#A5EA1A is rgb(165, 234, 26) — red 165, green 234, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A5EA1A?

#A5EA1A converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 89%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A5EA1A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A5EA1A scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A5EA1A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A5EA1A 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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