Palettes / Colors / #ADEB60
#ADEB60 — Vivid Green
#ADEB60 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #ADEB60 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.
#ADEB60 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 #9F60EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE460 and #67EB60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEB60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 235, 96 |
| HSL | 87°, 78%, 65% |
| HSV | 87°, 59%, 92% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 59%, 8% |
| XYZ | 49.05, 69.15, 21.83 |
| Yxy | 69.15, 0.3503, 0.4938 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.58, -41.07, 59.80 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.15, -36.35, 39.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 92% · Blue 38%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEB60
.text { color: #ADEB60; }
.background { background-color: #ADEB60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEB60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 235, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEB60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 235, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEB60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 235, 96, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEB60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEB60">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9F60EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEB60: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEB60
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ADEB60: ·
How #ADEB60 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 #ADEB60 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ADEB60?
#ADEB60 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 173, 235, 96). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEB60?
#ADEB60 is RGB 173, 235, 96 — HSL 87°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 59%, 8%.
What colors go with #ADEB60?
Its complement is #9F60EB; analogous partners are #EBE460 and #67EB60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEB60 for text?
Black text on #ADEB60 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.