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#ADD84F Color

#ADD84F is rgb(173, 216, 79) in RGB, hsl(79, 64%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 15%) 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADD84F
HEX#ADD84F
RGBrgb(173, 216, 79)
HSLhsl(79, 64%, 58%)
HSVhsv(79, 63%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.17 124.9)
LABlab(81.29% -29.28 60.19)
LCHlch(81.29% 66.93 115.94)

What #ADD84F 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 #ADD84F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 6.08Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.04Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 8.45Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.76Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 15.29Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 16.22

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

#ADD84F Channel Values

How #ADD84F 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 216 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 64% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 63% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 63% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADD84F 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 text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADD84F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADD84F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADD84F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ADD84F
Complementary
#7B4FD8
Analogous
#D8BF4F
Analogous
#68D84F
Triadic
#4FADD8
Triadic
#D84FAD
Split comp.
#4F68D8
Split comp.
#BF4FD8

Tints & Shades of #ADD84F

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

#B9DE68
#C3E37D
#CEE896
#DAEEB0
#E6F3C9
#EFF8DE

Shades

#9DD12E
#87B427
#6E9220
#557119
#3C4F11
#26320B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADD84F.

How #ADD84F 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#ADD84F
Protanopia#D1D150
Protanomaly#C4D44F
Deuteranopia#CBCB53
Deuteranomaly#C0D051
Tritanopia#BBCDCD
Tritanomaly#B5D1A9
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADD84F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-add84f: #ADD84F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADD84F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-add84f': '#ADD84F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.847, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_add84f">#ADD84F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADD84F"

More Green Colors

#ADD84F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ADD84F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADD84F?

#ADD84F is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 216, 79) in RGB and hsl(79, 64%, 58%) 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #ADD84F?

#ADD84F is rgb(173, 216, 79) — red 173, green 216, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADD84F?

#ADD84F converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADD84F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADD84F scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADD84F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADD84F 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 8.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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