#a6e90f Color Information

#a6e90f 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 #a6e90f. In RGB, it consists of 65.1% Red, 91.4% Green, and 5.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 28.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 93.6% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 78.4°, with saturation of 87.9% and lightness of 48.6%. The decimal value for #a6e90f is 10938639, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99ff00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a6e90f 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#a6e90f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color166, 233, 15 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.1%, 91.4%, 5.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.349, 0.086, 0.941 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.288, 0, 0.936, 0.086 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color78.4°, 87.9%, 48.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color78.4°, 93.6%, 91.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.951, 66.419, 10.903 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color15, 233, 82 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10938639 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color85.210, -46.693, 81.626 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)85.210, 94.038, 119.771 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color85.210, -33.693, 97.786 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color81.498, -44.168, 49.117 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.368, 0.543, 66.419 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289128719 / 0xffa6e90f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99ff00 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #a6e90f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a6e90f, its pure hue is 78.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.9%, and its lightness is 48.6%. 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 #a6e90f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151d02 to #91cc0d.

Tints of #a6e90f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a6e90f, its pure hue is 78.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.9%, and its lightness is 48.6%. 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 #a6e90f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b1ec2d to #f4fce1.

Tones of #a6e90f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a6e90f, its pure hue is 78.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.9%, 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 #a6e90f, which range from #7c7c7c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #acf800 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a6e90f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a6e90f! For #a6e90f, 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, #a6e90f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a6e90f

This color, #a6e90f, consists of 65.1% Red, 91.4% Green, and 5.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 166, Green = 233, Blue = 15. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a6e90f is 28.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 93.6% Yellow, and 8.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.1%
C28.8%
G91.4%
M0.0%
B5.9%
Y93.6%
K8.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 166 233 15
Octal 246 351 17
Hexa #a6 #e9 #0f
Binary 10100110 11101001 00001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 28 0 93 8
Octal 34 0 135 10
Hexa #1c #00 #5d #08
Binary 00011100 00000000 01011101 00001000

Analogous Colors of #a6e90f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a6e90f — which has hue 78.4° — its analogous colors are located at 48.4° and 108.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6e90f.

Triadic Colors of #a6e90f

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 #a6e90f — which has hue 78.4° — its triadic colors are located at 78.4° and 318.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6e90f.

Complementary Color of #a6e90f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a6e90f — which has hue 78.4° — its complementary color is located at 258.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6e90f.

Split Complementary Colors of #a6e90f

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 #a6e90f — which has hue 78.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.4° and 288.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6e90f.

Tetradic Colors of #a6e90f

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 #a6e90f — which has hue 78.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 348.4°, 78.4°, 168.4°, and 258.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a6e90f.

Monochromatic Colors of #a6e90f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a6e90f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #52710b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d3fb79 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a6e90f

We want to make getting started with #a6e90f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a6e90f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a6e90f 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 #a6e90f with other HTML elements.

#a6e90f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a6e90f.
<span style="color: #a6e90f;">The color of this text is #a6e90f.</span>

#a6e90f Background Color

The background color for this text is #a6e90f.
<div style="background-color: #a6e90f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a6e90f.</div>

#a6e90f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a6e90f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a6e90f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a6e90f.</span>

#a6e90f Border Color

This is a div with border color #a6e90f.
<div style="border: #a6e90f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a6e90f.</div>

#a6e90f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6e90f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6e90f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6e90f on a white background.</div></div>

#a6e90f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a6e90f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a6e90f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a6e90f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a6e90f to White

This is a gradient from #a6e90f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6e90f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6e90f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6e90f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6e90f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6e90f to white.</div>

Gradient from #a6e90f to Black

This is a gradient from #a6e90f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a6e90f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a6e90f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a6e90f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a6e90f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a6e90f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a6e90f

In addition to using #a6e90f 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 #a6e90f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a6e90f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 166, Green = 233, Blue = 15). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a6e90f 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 #a6e90f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(166, 233, 15)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a6e90f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a6e90f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a6e90f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(166, 233, 15);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a6e90f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:166, green:233, blue:15, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:166 green:233 blue:15 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(166f, 233f, 15f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(166, 233, 15);
 

#a6e90f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a6e90f the same way. For those with color blindness, #a6e90f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a6e90f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a6e90f 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 #a6e90f 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 #a6e90f 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 #a6e90f 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 1.5:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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