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#AACE22

#aace22 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aace22 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 80.78% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.5% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 72.56°, with 71.67% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.528

Complementary

  1. #aace22
  2. #4622ce

Split complementary

  1. #aace22
  2. #2254ce
  3. #9c22ce

Analogous

  1. #ce9c22
  2. #aace22
  3. #54ce22

Triadic

  1. #aace22
  2. #22aace
  3. #ce22aa

Tetradic

  1. #aace22
  2. #22ce46
  3. #4622ce
  4. #ce22aa

Square

  1. #aace22
  2. #22ce9c
  3. #4622ce
  4. #ce2254

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4b0c
  2. #748c17
  3. #aace22
  4. #c7e459
  5. #ddee9b

Shades

#aace22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aace22
  2. #99b91f
  3. #88a51b
  4. #779018
  5. #667c14
  6. #556711
  7. #44520e
  8. #333e0a
  9. #222907
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#aace22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aace22
  2. #b3d338
  3. #bbd84e
  4. #c4dd64
  5. #cce27a
  6. #d5e791
  7. #ddeba7
  8. #e6f0bd
  9. #eef5d3
  10. #f7fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aace22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aace22
  2. #a6c62b
  3. #a2be35
  4. #9db73e
  5. #99af48
  6. #95a751
  7. #919f5a
  8. #8d9764
  9. #88906d
  10. #848877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c69a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c62f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0c78d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aace22 {
  color: #aace22;
}
Background
.bg-aace22 {
  background-color: #aace22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aace22 {
  border: 2px solid #aace22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aace22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 206 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aace22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aace22, #54ce22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aace22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 206 34 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.74 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.86 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.26 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.87 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 11.09 #5531dd Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aace22  rgb(170, 206, 34)  hsl(73, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#4622ce  rgb(70, 34, 206)  hsl(253, 72%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#22aace  rgb(34, 170, 206)  hsl(193, 72%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#ce22aa  rgb(206, 34, 170)  hsl(313, 72%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red