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#a4d607

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

RGB
164, 214, 7
HSL
75°, 94%, 43%
CMYK
23, 0, 97, 16
Luminance
0.5600

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a4d607 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a4d607
Hue
75°
green
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
43%
dark
Brightness
84%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5600
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
37/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.20:1
Closest name
Yellow Green
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue75° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness43%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool37% 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#a4d607
RGBrgb(164, 214, 7)
HSLhsl(75, 94%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 97%, 16%)
LABlab(79.6 -39.3 77.9)
LCHlch(79.6 87.3 116.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.811 0.202 124.9)
Decimal10802695
Display P3color(display-p3 0.643 0.839 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a4d607;
background-color: #a4d607;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a4d607] bg-[#a4d607]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a4d607;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.839, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a4d607")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA4D607)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 214, 164)

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 #a4d607 · 12.20:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.20:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #a4d607 as text scores 1.72:1 on white and 12.20:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a4d607 on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a4d607 on black: 12.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E2C700
deuteranopia · #DCC52D
tritanopia · #ACCBB6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a4d607 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF2
#F6FBE4
#ECFAC2
#E2FB92
#D4FA5C
#C5F826
#B6ED08
#a4d607
#799E05
#587208
#374705
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF2Darkest = 950 · #374705
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F6FBE4;
  --brand-200: #ECFAC2;
  --brand-300: #E2FB92;
  --brand-400: #D4FA5C;
  --brand-500: #C5F826;
  --brand-600: #B6ED08;
  --brand-700: #a4d607;
  --brand-800: #799E05;
  --brand-900: #587208;
  --brand-950: #374705;
  --brand: #a4d607;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a4d607

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#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#889B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0304DA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5F7B04
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FEE6
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 #a4d607

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • 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#3907D6
Analogous left#D6A007
Analogous right#3CD607
Split-complement 1#073CD6
Split-complement 2#A007D6
Triadic 1#07A4D6
Triadic 2#D607A4
Tetradic#07D6A0

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green83.9%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.7%
Key (black)16.1%

Color previews

#a4d607 text on a black background

contrast 12.20:1

Card sample

#a4d607 text on a white background

contrast 1.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a4d607;
Background color
Panel with #a4d607 background
background-color: #a4d607;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a4d607;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 214, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 214, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a4d607;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4d607, #1AD607);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a4d607

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.

#a4d607 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.

#a4d607, answered

What color is #a4d607?

#a4d607 is a dark electric green, closest to Yellow Green (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 75° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 43% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #a4d607?

rgb(164, 214, 7) — 164 red, 214 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 64.3% / 83.9% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #a4d607 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5600 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 12.20:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a4d607?

Black. It scores 12.20:1 against #a4d607, versus 1.72:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a4d607?

#3907D6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #073CD6 and #A007D6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a4d607?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #889B4B for secondary text, #0304DA as an accent and #5F7B04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D6A007 and #3CD607 stays calm, while #3907D6 is the loudest partner.

What is #a4d607 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(23%, 0%, 97%, 16%). 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 #a4d607 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 37 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D6BC07; nudged cooler, #58D805.

Work with #a4d607 in the Color Lab