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#AAD23E

#aad23e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aad23e 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, 82.35% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.48% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 76.22°, with 62.18% saturation and 53.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5499

Complementary

  1. #aad23e
  2. #663ed2

Split complementary

  1. #aad23e
  2. #3e60d2
  3. #b03ed2

Analogous

  1. #d2b03e
  2. #aad23e
  3. #60d23e

Triadic

  1. #aad23e
  2. #3eaad2
  3. #d23eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aad23e
  2. #3ed266
  3. #663ed2
  4. #d23eaa

Square

  1. #aad23e
  2. #3ed2b0
  3. #663ed2
  4. #d23e60

Monochromatic

  1. #4c6016
  2. #7e9f25
  3. #aad23e
  4. #c5e07c
  5. #e1efba

Shades

#aad23e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aad23e
  2. #99bd38
  3. #88a832
  4. #77932b
  5. #667e25
  6. #55691f
  7. #445419
  8. #333f13
  9. #222a0c
  10. #111506
  11. #000000

Tints

#aad23e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aad23e
  2. #b3d751
  3. #bbdb65
  4. #c4e078
  5. #cce48b
  6. #d5e99f
  7. #ddedb2
  8. #e6f2c5
  9. #eef6d8
  10. #f7fbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aad23e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aad23e
  2. #a6ca45
  3. #a2c24b
  4. #9db952
  5. #99b158
  6. #95a95f
  7. #91a166
  8. #8d996c
  9. #889073
  10. #848879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bacaa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec525 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c34b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2c8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbca31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c946 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afcc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aad23e {
  color: #aad23e;
}
Background
.bg-aad23e {
  background-color: #aad23e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aad23e {
  border: 2px solid #aad23e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aad23e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 210 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 62% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aad23e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aad23e, #60d23e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aad23e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 210 62 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.63 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.16 #552dc1 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aad23e  rgb(170, 210, 62)  hsl(76, 62%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#663ed2  rgb(102, 62, 210)  hsl(256, 62%, 53%)  Iris
#3eaad2  rgb(62, 170, 210)  hsl(196, 62%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#d23eaa  rgb(210, 62, 170)  hsl(316, 62%, 53%)  Mulberry