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#ADCA07 Color

#ADCA07 is rgb(173, 202, 7) in RGB, hsl(69, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 97%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Limerick (#9DC209), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADCA07
HEX#ADCA07
RGBrgb(173, 202, 7)
HSLhsl(69, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(69, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 97%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.186 119.6)
LABlab(77.07% -25.19 74.88)
LCHlch(77.07% 79.00 108.60)

What #ADCA07 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 #ADCA07, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Limerick#9DC209ΔE 5.55Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 8.42Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.69Pear#D1E231ΔE 10.49Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 10.73Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.17

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

#ADCA07 Channel Values

How #ADCA07 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 173 · G 202 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADCA07 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADCA07 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADCA07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADCA07; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADCA07
Complementary
#2407CA
Analogous
#CA8607
Analogous
#4BCA07
Triadic
#07ADCA
Triadic
#CA07AD
Split comp.
#074BCA
Split comp.
#8607CA

Tints & Shades of #ADCA07

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

#CEF109
#D9F72B
#E0F953
#E8FA7F
#EFFCA6
#F6FDCE

Shades

#98B106
#7E9405
#697B04
#546204
#3F4A03
#262C02

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADCA07.

How #ADCA07 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#ADCA07
Protanopia#C5C50A
Protanomaly#BCC709
Deuteranopia#C1C114
Deuteranomaly#B9C510
Tritanopia#BABEBE
Tritanomaly#B5C397
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADCA07 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adca07: #ADCA07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADCA07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adca07': '#ADCA07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.792, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_adca07">#ADCA07</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADCA07"

More Green Colors

#ADCA07 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADCA07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADCA07?

#ADCA07 is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 202, 7) in RGB and hsl(69, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Limerick (#9DC209), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #ADCA07?

#ADCA07 is rgb(173, 202, 7) — red 173, green 202, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADCA07?

#ADCA07 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 97%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADCA07 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADCA07 scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADCA07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADCA07 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 12.17, which is visibly different.

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