#A0CD48
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(79% 0.167 126), rgb(160, 205, 72).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.32:1).
About this color
#A0CD48 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.32:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.32:1 |
| White text | 1.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A0CD48 |
| RGB | rgb(160, 205, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(80, 57%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.167 126) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A0CD48 | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc -39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A0CD48 | 11.32:1 | AAA | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A0CD48 text on white | 1.85:1 | Fails | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A0CD48 text on black | 11.32:1 | AAA | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F8E8
oklch(97% 0.022 123.6)
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Step 100
100
#E2F0CE
oklch(93.6% 0.047 125.6)
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Step 200
200
#CAE5A2
oklch(88.6% 0.093 126)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A0CD48
oklch(79% 0.167 126)
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Step 400
400
#85B300
oklch(70.7% 0.18 125.9)
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Step 500
500
#719900
oklch(63% 0.16 126)
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Step 600
600
#5F8100
oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F6C00
oklch(49% 0.125 125.9)
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Step 800
800
#405900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 126.1)
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Step 900
900
#354A00
oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C00
oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)
#A0CD48 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D7C036 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D1BE52 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A6C4B2 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A0CD48
#A0CD48
oklch(79% 0.167 126)
- #D0A3FF
#D0A3FF
oklch(79% 0.135 306)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A0CD48, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.018
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.032
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.037
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.050
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.051
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.051
- Apple Green #76CD26 ΔE 0.055
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.056
Use #A0CD48 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.