Close to Yellow Green
#ADE962
#ADE962 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 91.4% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 75% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ADE962.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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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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14.61:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.44:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.61:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADE962 as they’d see it.
#ADE962 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #ADE962
What color is #ADE962?
#ADE962 is a light, vivid green, close to the color Yellow Green. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 91.4% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 87°, with 75% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADE962 in RGB?
#ADE962 is rgb(173, 233, 98): 173 red, 233 green, and 98 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADE962 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 0, 58, 9). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADE962?
PANTONE 374 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADE962?
Its complement #E6CEFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.