Palettes / Colors / #A2CA02

#A2CA02 — Vivid Green

#A2CA02 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #A2CA02 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A2CA02 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2A02CA; it also sits naturally between #CA8E02 and #3ECA02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 79% · Blue 1%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A2CA02

.text { color: #A2CA02; }
.background { background-color: #A2CA02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2CA02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 202, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2CA02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 202, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2CA02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 202, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2CA02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2CA02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2CA02

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A02CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2CA02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2CA02

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A2CA02 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A2CA02 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2CA01  ·  #A2CA03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2CA02?

#A2CA02 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 162, 202, 2). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2CA02?

#A2CA02 is RGB 162, 202, 2 — HSL 72°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 99%, 21%.

What colors go with #A2CA02?

Its complement is #2A02CA; analogous partners are #CA8E02 and #3ECA02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2CA02 for text?

Black text on #A2CA02 has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.