Information about #ADDC6A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#ADDC6A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 220, 106) — 67.8% red, 86.3% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 45 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ADDC6A reads as a strongly colored zesty chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). Slightly further away sit Anise (#A7D67D) and Inchworm (#B2EC5D).

The recipe behind #ADDC6A is rgb(173, 220, 106), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADDC6A: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADDC6A color variations

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#ADDC6A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADDC6A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Inchworm color link
Inchworm

#B2EC5D

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

#ADDC6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADDC6A
  • RGB173, 220, 106
  • CMYK18, 0, 45, 14
  • CSSrgb(173, 220, 106)
  • HSL85°, 62%, 64%
  • HSL Precise84.737°, 61.957%, 63.922%
  • HSV85°, 52%, 86%
  • HSB85°, 52%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.863, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.863, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.863, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADDC6A
  • DECIMAL ID11394154
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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