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#ace810

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
172, 232, 16
HSL
77°, 87%, 49%
CMYK
26, 0, 93, 9
Luminance
0.6652

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ace810 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ace810
Hue
77°
green
Saturation
87%
electric
Lightness
49%
balanced
Brightness
91%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6652
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
39/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.30:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue77° of 360°
Saturation87%
Lightness49%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool39% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ace810
RGBrgb(172, 232, 16)
HSLhsl(77, 87%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 93%, 9%)
LABlab(85.3 -44.0 81.7)
LCHlch(85.3 92.8 118.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.858 0.217 126.3)
Decimal11331600
Display P3color(display-p3 0.675 0.910 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ace810;
background-color: #ace810;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ace810] bg-[#ace810]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ace810;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.910, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ace810")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFACE810)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 232, 172)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ace810 · 14.30:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.47:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.30:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ace810 as text scores 1.47:1 on white and 14.30:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ace810 on white: 1.47:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ace810 on black: 14.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F5D700
deuteranopia · #EDD434
tritanopia · #B4DDC5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ace810 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF2
#F4FAE5
#E9F7C4
#DDF896
#CBF462
#BAF12D
#ace810
#8DBF0D
#71990B
#536E0C
#344508
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF2Darkest = 950 · #344508
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F4FAE5;
  --brand-200: #E9F7C4;
  --brand-300: #DDF896;
  --brand-400: #CBF462;
  --brand-500: #BAF12D;
  --brand-600: #ace810;
  --brand-700: #8DBF0D;
  --brand-800: #71990B;
  --brand-900: #536E0C;
  --brand-950: #344508;
  --brand: #ace810;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ace810

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E0EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#859B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#110BED
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#587708
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ace810

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#4C10E8
Analogous left#E8B810
Analogous right#40E810
Split-complement 1#1040E8
Split-complement 2#B810E8
Triadic 1#10ACE8
Triadic 2#E810AC
Tetradic#10E8B8

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green91.0%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.1%
Key (black)9.0%

Color previews

#ace810 text on a black background

contrast 14.30:1

Card sample

#ace810 text on a white background

contrast 1.47:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ace810;
Background color
Panel with #ace810 background
background-color: #ace810;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ace810;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 232, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 232, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ace810;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ace810, #1CE810);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ace810

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ace810 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ace810, answered

What color is #ace810?

#ace810 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 77° on the hue wheel with 87% saturation and 49% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ace810?

rgb(172, 232, 16) — 172 red, 232 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 67.5% / 91% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #ace810 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6652 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 14.30:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ace810?

Black. It scores 14.30:1 against #ace810, versus 1.47:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ace810?

#4C10E8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1040E8 and #B810E8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ace810?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E0EDC0 for borders, #859B4B for secondary text, #110BED as an accent and #587708 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E8B810 and #40E810 stays calm, while #4C10E8 is the loudest partner.

What is #ace810 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(26%, 0%, 93%, 9%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ace810 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 39 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E8D510; nudged cooler, #5CEA0E.

Work with #ace810 in the Color Lab