Nearest-color comparison
Acid Green #B0BF1A vs Peridot #B4C424: RGB distance 11.9 and contrast 1.05:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Acid Green and Peridot are very close, with an RGB distance of 11.9. Peridot is lighter by 0.0274, and Acid Green is more saturated by 7 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.05:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Acid Green and Peridot across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
yellow color
Acid Green is #B0BF1A, a warm yellow with hue 65°, saturation 76% and luminance 0.4657. Beside Peridot, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.31:1.
yellow color
Peridot is #B4C424, a warm yellow with hue 66°, saturation 69% and luminance 0.4931. Beside Acid Green, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.86:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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"summary": "Acid Green and Peridot are different yellow colors with HEX values #B0BF1A and #B4C424. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 11.9, their contrast ratio is 1.05:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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