Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a9c20d, its pure hue is 68.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.4%, and its lightness is 40.6%. 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 #a9c20d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151802 to #94aa0b.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a9c20d. In RGB, it consists of 66.3% Red, 76.1% Green, and 5.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 93.3% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 68.3°, with saturation of 87.4% and lightness of 40.6%. The decimal value for #a9c20d is 11125261, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a9c20d is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #a9c20d
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a9c20d, its pure hue is 68.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.4%, and its lightness is 40.6%. 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 #a9c20d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b4ca2b to #f4f7e1.
Tones of #a9c20d
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a9c20d, its pure hue is 68.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.4%, 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 #a9c20d, which range from #686868 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b2cf00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #a9c20d
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a9c20d! For #a9c20d, 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, #a9c20d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #a9c20d
This color, #a9c20d, consists of 66.3% Red, 76.1% Green, and 5.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 169, Green = 194, Blue = 13. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a9c20d is 12.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 93.3% Yellow, and 23.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 169 | 194 | 13 |
Octal | 251 | 302 | 15 |
Hexa | #a9 | #c2 | #0d |
Binary | 10101001 | 11000010 | 00001101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 12 | 0 | 93 | 23 |
Octal | 14 | 0 | 135 | 27 |
Hexa | #0c | #00 | #5d | #17 |
Binary | 00001100 | 00000000 | 01011101 | 00010111 |
Analogous Colors of #a9c20d
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a9c20d — which has hue 68.3° — its analogous colors are located at 38.3° and 98.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9c20d.
Triadic Colors of #a9c20d
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 #a9c20d — which has hue 68.3° — its triadic colors are located at 68.3° and 308.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9c20d.
Complementary Color of #a9c20d
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a9c20d — which has hue 68.3° — its complementary color is located at 248.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9c20d.
Split Complementary Colors of #a9c20d
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 #a9c20d — which has hue 68.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 68.3° and 278.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9c20d.
Tetradic Colors of #a9c20d
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 #a9c20d — which has hue 68.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 338.3°, 68.3°, 158.3°, and 248.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a9c20d.
Monochromatic Colors of #a9c20d
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a9c20d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #525e0a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dff93e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a9c20d
We want to make getting started with #a9c20d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a9c20d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a9c20d 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 #a9c20d with other HTML elements.
#a9c20d Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #a9c20d;">The color of this text is #a9c20d.</span>
#a9c20d Background Color
<div style="background-color: #a9c20d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a9c20d.</div>
#a9c20d Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a9c20d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a9c20d.</span>
#a9c20d Border Color
<div style="border: #a9c20d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a9c20d.</div>
#a9c20d Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a9c20d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a9c20d on a white background.</div></div>
#a9c20d Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a9c20d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a9c20d on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #a9c20d to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a9c20d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a9c20d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a9c20d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a9c20d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a9c20d to white.</div>
Gradient from #a9c20d to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a9c20d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a9c20d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a9c20d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a9c20d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a9c20d to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #a9c20d
In addition to using #a9c20d 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 #a9c20d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a9c20d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 169, Green = 194, Blue = 13). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a9c20d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #a9c20d |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(169, 194, 13) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #a9c20d; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #a9c20d; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #a9c20d; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(169, 194, 13); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#a9c20d") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:169, green:194, blue:13, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:169 green:194 blue:13 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(169f, 194f, 13f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(169, 194, 13); |
#a9c20d Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #a9c20d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a9c20d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a9c20d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a9c20d 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 #a9c20d 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 #a9c20d 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
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #a9c20d 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 2.0:1 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.