Close to Acid Green

#A6BB21

#A6BB21 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Acid Green. In RGB it’s made of 65.1% red, 73.3% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 70% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.15:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.75:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.15:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.75:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A6BB21 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#A6BB21
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #A6BB21?

#A6BB21 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Acid Green. In RGB it’s made of 65.1% red, 73.3% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 68°, with 70% saturation and 43% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #A6BB21 in RGB?

#A6BB21 is rgb(166, 187, 33): 166 red, 187 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #A6BB21 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(11, 0, 82, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #A6BB21?

PANTONE 391 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #A6BB21?

Its complement #C0A1FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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