Color

#A8DE31

Light vivid warm green. Nearest reference color: Bitter lemon.

RGB

0–255

168

222

CMYK

0–100%

24.32%

77.93%

12.94%

RGB describes how #A8DE31 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 168, green 222 and blue 49.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 24.32%, magenta 0%, yellow 77.93% and black 12.94%.

HSL values

H 78.73° S 72.38% L 53.14%

In the HSL color model, #A8DE31 has a hue of 78.73°, 72.38% saturation and 53.14% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A8DE31 is a light, warm green with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #A8DE31 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A8DE31

RGB rgb(168, 222, 49)

HSL hsl(78.73 72.38% 53.14%)

OKLCH oklch(0.833498 0.197551 126.1853)

CSS --color: #A8DE31;

Tints of #A8DE31

Tints are lighter variations of #A8DE31. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D8FF9B #C4FB57 #BAF24B #B1E83F #A8DE31

Shades of #A8DE31

Shades are darker variations of #A8DE31. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A8DE31 #77A200 #4B6800 #243400 #040700

Tones of #A8DE31

Tones reduce the chroma of #A8DE31, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A8DE31 #AFDA63 #B6D683 #BDD19F #C3CCB8

Tonal range of #A8DE31

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A8DE31 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D8FF9B #C4FB57 #BAF24B #B1E83F #A8DE31 #77A200 #4B6800 #243400 #040700

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D8FF9B;
    --color-200: #C4FB57;
    --color-300: #BAF24B;
    --color-400: #B1E83F;
    --color-500: #A8DE31;
    --color-600: #77A200;
    --color-700: #4B6800;
    --color-800: #243400;
    --color-900: #040700;
}

Colors that go with #A8DE31

Color harmonies for #A8DE31 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.

#A8DE31 #DAB7FF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#EAC700 #A8DE31 #1AED90

Triadic

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

#A8DE31 #99CFFF #FFAEBF

Split complementary

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

#A8DE31 #B9C4FF #FFA6E9

Tetradic

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

#A8DE31 #45DDFF #DAB7FF #FFB39E

CSS gradients with #A8DE31

These gradients show how #A8DE31 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.

#A8DE31 #BDE777 #D3F0A8 #E9F8D4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A8DE31, #BDE777, #D3F0A8, #E9F8D4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

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

#A8DE31 #71971E #3F550C #121C02 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A8DE31, #71971E, #3F550C, #121C02, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A8DE31 #FFBB1D #FFB39E #FFACD1 #DAB7FF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A8DE31, #FFBB1D, #FFB39E, #FFACD1, #DAB7FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A8DE31. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.60:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

13.16:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6079 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A8DE31 as the background.

background-color: #A8DE31;
color: #000000;

Using #A8DE31 in design

See how #A8DE31 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

#A8DE31 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A8DE31 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#C4FB57

#A8DE31

#243400

Colors similar to #A8DE31

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A8DE31, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#C1F954 #90C300 #A6DF00 #AEDB5C #C3D600 #89E456 #D0E411 #7CD748

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A8DE31 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 #EACF00 Deuteranopia #E3CC43 Tritanopia #AFD3BE

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, #A8DE31 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 42.8244
Y: 60.7884
Z: 12.3823

CIELAB

L*: 82.2649
a*: -40.2419
b*: 72.5252

OKLab

L: 0.833498
a: -0.116634
b: 0.159445

OKLCH

L: 0.833498
C: 0.197551
H: 126.1853°