Green Yellow
#ADFF2FAbout Green Yellow
Green Yellow is the hex color #ADFF2F, which translates to rgb(173, 255, 47) in RGB and hsl(84, 100%, 59%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 84 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 59 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.234 is high, so Green Yellow is one of the more vivid green tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.
How Green Yellow compares
Green Yellow is exactly the CSS keyword greenyellow, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is lime-400 (#9AE600), at a distance of 8.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Chartreuse at 16.2. Sorted by lightness, Green Yellow is number 25 of the 30 green colors here.
Text on Green Yellow
2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Green Yellow, led by Ink black at 15.60:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Green Yellow already loaded as the background.
| Text color | Ratio | AA normal | AA large | AAA normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White #FFFFFF | 1.23:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Ink black #0F0F12 | 15.60:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Mid grey #6B7280 | 3.94:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Dark grey #374151 | 8.40:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Light grey #E5E7EB | 1.01:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
Building a palette around Green Yellow
The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Green Yellow for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.
Full values for Green Yellow
| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #ADFF2F |
| RGB | rgb(173, 255, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(84, 100%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(84, 82%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 0%, 82%, 0%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.30% 0.2335 130.02) |
| CIELAB | lab(91.96 -52.48 81.86) |
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