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#a6c500

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: yellow

RGB
166, 197, 0
HSL
69°, 100%, 39%
CMYK
16, 0, 100, 23
Luminance
0.4804

Every format

HEX#a6c500
RGBrgb(166, 197, 0)
HSLhsl(69, 100%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 100%, 23%)
LABlab(74.8 -30.9 75.0)
LCHlch(74.8 81.2 112.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.773 0.184 120.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a6c500;
background-color: #a6c500;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a6c500] bg-[#a6c500]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a6c500;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.651, green: 0.773, blue: 0.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a6c500")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a6c500 on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a6c500 on black: 10.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red65.1%
Green77.3%
Blue0.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow100.0%
Key (black)22.7%

Color previews

#a6c500 text on a black background

contrast 10.61:1

Card sample

#a6c500 text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a6c500;
Background color
Panel with #a6c500 background
background-color: #a6c500;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a6c500;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(166, 197, 0, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(166, 197, 0, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a6c500;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6c500, #23C500);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a6c500

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a6c500 in the Color Lab