Green Yellow (#ADFF2F)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.23:1 — vs black: 17.12:1

Color values

  • HEX #ADFF2F
  • RGB rgb(173, 255, 47)
  • HSL hsl(83, 100%, 59%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 32, 0, 82, 0 )
  • Websafe #99FF33

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADFF2F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Green Yellow
#ADFF2F Base
#812FFF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Green Yellow
#ADFF2F Base
#FFE92F
#45FF2F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Green Yellow
#ADFF2F Base
#2FADFF
#FF2FAD
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Green Yellow
#ADFF2F Base
#2F45FF
#E92FFF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Green Yellow
#ADFF2F Base
#2FFFE9
#812FFF
#FF2F45
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Green Yellow
#ADFF2F Base
#5A9500
#89E200
#9DFF06
#BDFF58
#CBFF7C
#E9FFC8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Green Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F1A00
#315100
#528800
#74BF00
#95F700
Green Yellow #ADFF2F Base
#BBFF53
#CAFF78
#D8FF9D
#E7FFC1
#F5FFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ADFF2F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ADFF2F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ADFF2F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ADFF2F;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ADFF2F,
        #812FFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ADFF2F,
        #812FFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$green-yellow: #ADFF2F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$green-yellow-r: 173;
$green-yellow-g: 255;
$green-yellow-b: 47;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $green-yellow;
    color: rgba($green-yellow-r, $green-yellow-g, $green-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Green Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ADFF2F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #EBEB39 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #F8F82D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C3F1F1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E8E8E8 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Green Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Green Yellow #ADFF2F Base
Spring Bud #A7FC00 ΔE 1.35
French Lime #9EFD38 ΔE 2.13
Lime #BFFF00 ΔE 3.39
Chartreuse #7FFF00 ΔE 4.43

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.