#a4cd59 Color Information

#a4cd59 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a4cd59. In RGB, it consists of 64.3% Red, 80.4% Green, and 34.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 56.6% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 81.2°, with saturation of 53.7% and lightness of 57.6%. The decimal value for #a4cd59 is 10800473, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a4cd59 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a4cd59 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color164, 205, 89 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color64.3%, 80.4%, 34.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.357, 0.196, 0.651 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.2, 0, 0.566, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color81.2°, 53.7%, 57.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color81.2°, 56.6%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.944, 52.276, 17.489 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color89, 205, 130 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10800473 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.446, -31.415, 52.396 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.446, 61.092, 120.946 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.446, -20.057, 69.491 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.302, -30.384, 36.270 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.358, 0.481, 52.276 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288990553 / 0xffa4cd59 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc66 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #a4cd59

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a4cd59, its pure hue is 81.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.7%, and its lightness is 57.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a4cd59, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151a0b to #90b34e.

Tints of #a4cd59

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a4cd59, its pure hue is 81.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.7%, and its lightness is 57.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a4cd59, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #afd36e to #f4f9ea.

Tones of #a4cd59

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a4cd59, its pure hue is 81.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a4cd59, which range from #939393 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b3ff27 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a4cd59

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a4cd59! For #a4cd59, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a4cd59. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a4cd59

This color, #a4cd59, consists of 64.3% Red, 80.4% Green, and 34.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 164, Green = 205, Blue = 89. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a4cd59 is 20% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 56.6% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R64.3%
C20.0%
G80.4%
M0.0%
B34.9%
Y56.6%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 164 205 89
Octal 244 315 131
Hexa #a4 #cd #59
Binary 10100100 11001101 01011001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 20 0 56 19
Octal 24 0 70 23
Hexa #14 #00 #38 #13
Binary 00010100 00000000 00111000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #a4cd59

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a4cd59 — which has hue 81.2° — its analogous colors are located at 51.2° and 111.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a4cd59.

Triadic Colors of #a4cd59

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a4cd59 — which has hue 81.2° — its triadic colors are located at 81.2° and 321.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a4cd59.

Complementary Color of #a4cd59

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a4cd59 — which has hue 81.2° — its complementary color is located at 261.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a4cd59.

Split Complementary Colors of #a4cd59

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a4cd59 — which has hue 81.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.2° and 291.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a4cd59.

Tetradic Colors of #a4cd59

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a4cd59 — which has hue 81.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 351.2°, 81.2°, 171.2°, and 261.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a4cd59.

Monochromatic Colors of #a4cd59

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a4cd59, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #657941 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5f3a0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a4cd59

We want to make getting started with #a4cd59 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a4cd59 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a4cd59 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a4cd59 with other HTML elements.

#a4cd59 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a4cd59.
<span style="color: #a4cd59;">The color of this text is #a4cd59.</span>

#a4cd59 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a4cd59.
<div style="background-color: #a4cd59; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a4cd59.</div>

#a4cd59 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a4cd59.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a4cd59;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a4cd59.</span>

#a4cd59 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a4cd59.
<div style="border: #a4cd59 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a4cd59.</div>

#a4cd59 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a4cd59 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a4cd59; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a4cd59 on a white background.</div></div>

#a4cd59 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a4cd59 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a4cd59; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a4cd59 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a4cd59 to White

This is a gradient from #a4cd59 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a4cd59,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a4cd59,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a4cd59,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a4cd59,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a4cd59 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a4cd59 to Black

This is a gradient from #a4cd59 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a4cd59,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a4cd59,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a4cd59,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a4cd59,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a4cd59 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a4cd59

In addition to using #a4cd59 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a4cd59 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a4cd59, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 164, Green = 205, Blue = 89). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a4cd59 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a4cd59
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(164, 205, 89)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a4cd59; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a4cd59; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a4cd59; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(164, 205, 89);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a4cd59")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:164, green:205, blue:89, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:164 green:205 blue:89 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(164f, 205f, 89f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(164, 205, 89);
 

#a4cd59 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a4cd59 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a4cd59 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a4cd59 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a4cd59 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a4cd59 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a4cd59 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a4cd59 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text