Palettes / Colors / #A5BD2E

#A5BD2E — Green

#A5BD2E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

#A5BD2E 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 #462EBD; it also sits naturally between #BD8D2E and #5DBD2E. 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 65% · Green 74% · Blue 18%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A5BD2E

.text { color: #A5BD2E; }
.background { background-color: #A5BD2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5BD2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 189, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5BD2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 189, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5BD2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 189, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A5BD2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5BD2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A5BD2E

Tints of #A5BD2E

Tones of #A5BD2E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #462EBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A5BD2E: #000000.

How #A5BD2E 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 #A5BD2E 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

← #A5BD2D  ·  #A5BD2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A5BD2E?

#A5BD2E is Green, a green color (RGB 165, 189, 46). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A5BD2E?

#A5BD2E is RGB 165, 189, 46 — HSL 70°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #A5BD2E?

Its complement is #462EBD; analogous partners are #BD8D2E and #5DBD2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A5BD2E for text?

Black text on #A5BD2E has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.