Green Yellow

Green Yellow is a medium, saturated yellow-green color with the hex code #ADFF2F (hue 84°, saturation 100%, lightness 59%). It is also the CSS named color greenyellow.

#ADFF2F

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Green Yellow	`#ADFF2F`	173, 255, 47	84°, 100%, 59%	32, 0, 82, 0	91.3% 0.233 130

Contrast with white text 1.23:1, with black text 17.12:1 — use black text on Green Yellow.

greenyellow is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: greenyellow works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#EBFFCC

#CDFF80

#AFFF33

#8BE600

#5D9900

#2E4D00

Colors that go with Green Yellow

Six color schemes built on Green Yellow with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Szöllősi Grape (#8020FF), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Chartreuse (CSS) (chartreuse): Chartreuse (CSS) (#7FFF00) is darker than Green Yellow (relative luminance 0.760 vs 0.806) and equally saturated, with its hue 6° away.
Lawn Green (CSS) (lawngreen): Lawn Green (CSS) (#7CFC00) is darker than Green Yellow (relative luminance 0.739 vs 0.806) and equally saturated, with its hue 7° away.
Pale Green (palegreen): Pale Green (#98FB98) is about as light as Green Yellow (relative luminance 0.779 vs 0.806) and less saturated, with its hue 36° away.
Spring Green (springgreen): Spring Green (#00FF7F) is darker than Green Yellow (relative luminance 0.731 vs 0.806) and equally saturated, with its hue 66° away.

Gradients with Green Yellow

Similar medium green colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Green Yellow?

#ADFF2F — RGB 173, 255, 47, HSL 84°, 100%, 59%.

Is Green Yellow a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 84° on the color wheel.