Color

#A4EA1A

Light vivid warm green. Nearest reference color: Green Lizard.

RGB

0–255

164

234

CMYK

0–100%

29.91%

88.89%

8.24%

RGB describes how #A4EA1A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 164, green 234 and blue 26.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 29.91%, magenta 0%, yellow 88.89% and black 8.24%.

HSL values

H 80.19° S 83.2% L 50.98%

In the HSL color model, #A4EA1A has a hue of 80.19°, 83.2% saturation and 50.98% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A4EA1A is a light, warm green with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #A4EA1A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A4EA1A

RGB rgb(164, 234, 26)

HSL hsl(80.19 83.2% 50.98%)

OKLCH oklch(0.858223 0.220989 128.5057)

CSS --color: #A4EA1A;

Tints of #A4EA1A

Tints are lighter variations of #A4EA1A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D6FFA4 #BFFF63 #B3FA38 #ABF22B #A4EA1A

Shades of #A4EA1A

Shades are darker variations of #A4EA1A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A4EA1A #75AA00 #4A6D00 #223600 #030700

Tones of #A4EA1A

Tones reduce the chroma of #A4EA1A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A4EA1A #AEE65F #B7E185 #C1DBA3 #CAD5BE

Tonal range of #A4EA1A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A4EA1A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D6FFA4 #BFFF63 #B3FA38 #ABF22B #A4EA1A #75AA00 #4A6D00 #223600 #030700

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D6FFA4;
    --color-200: #BFFF63;
    --color-300: #B3FA38;
    --color-400: #ABF22B;
    --color-500: #A4EA1A;
    --color-600: #75AA00;
    --color-700: #4A6D00;
    --color-800: #223600;
    --color-900: #030700;
}

Colors that go with #A4EA1A

Color harmonies for #A4EA1A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#A4EA1A #E2C1FF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#EFD000 #A4EA1A #00F69E

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#A4EA1A #ABD5FF #FFBBC6

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#A4EA1A #C5CDFF #FFB5E8

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#A4EA1A #78E1FF #E2C1FF #FFBFAB

CSS gradients with #A4EA1A

These gradients show how #A4EA1A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#A4EA1A #BBF172 #D1F6A6 #E8FBD4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A4EA1A, #BBF172, #D1F6A6, #E8FBD4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#A4EA1A #6E9F0E #3D5A04 #111E01 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A4EA1A, #6E9F0E, #3D5A04, #111E01, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A4EA1A #FFC74C #FFBFAB #FFB9D5 #E2C1FF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A4EA1A, #FFC74C, #FFBFAB, #FFB9D5, #E2C1FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A4EA1A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.46:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

14.36:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6681 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A4EA1A as the background.

background-color: #A4EA1A;
color: #000000;

Using #A4EA1A in design

See how #A4EA1A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#A4EA1A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A4EA1A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BFFF63

#A4EA1A

#223600

Colors similar to #A4EA1A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A4EA1A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#CBFF87 #8FCE00 #A3EA00 #ABE753 #C5E100 #7DF153 #D1EF00 #70E344

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A4EA1A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #F6D900 Deuteranopia #ECD439 Tritanopia #AADFC7

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #A4EA1A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 44.9192
Y: 66.8115
Z: 11.5063

CIELAB

L*: 85.4087
a*: -47.6418
b*: 80.2865

OKLab

L: 0.858223
a: -0.137586
b: 0.172934

OKLCH

L: 0.858223
C: 0.220989
H: 128.5057°