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#AAD659

#aad659 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aad659 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 83.92% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.41% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 81.12°, with 60.39% saturation and 59.41% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5736

Complementary

  1. #aad659
  2. #8559d6

Split complementary

  1. #aad659
  2. #596bd6
  3. #c359d6

Analogous

  1. #d6c359
  2. #aad659
  3. #6bd659

Triadic

  1. #aad659
  2. #59aad6
  3. #d659aa

Tetradic

  1. #aad659
  2. #59d685
  3. #8559d6
  4. #d659aa

Square

  1. #aad659
  2. #59d6c3
  3. #8559d6
  4. #d6596b

Monochromatic

  1. #58781e
  2. #85b62d
  3. #aad659
  4. #c9e596
  5. #e9f4d4

Shades

#aad659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aad659
  2. #99c150
  3. #88ab47
  4. #77963e
  5. #668035
  6. #556b2d
  7. #445624
  8. #33401b
  9. #222b12
  10. #111509
  11. #000000

Tints

#aad659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aad659
  2. #b3da6a
  3. #bbde7a
  4. #c4e28b
  5. #cce69b
  6. #d5ebac
  7. #ddefbd
  8. #e6f3cd
  9. #eef7de
  10. #f7fbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aad659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aad659
  2. #a6cd5d
  3. #a2c561
  4. #9dbc65
  5. #99b469
  6. #95ab6d
  7. #91a270
  8. #8d9a74
  9. #889178
  10. #84897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c94b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac762 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0cdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdce51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9cd5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aed19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aad659 {
  color: #aad659;
}
Background
.bg-aad659 {
  background-color: #aad659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aad659 {
  border: 2px solid #aad659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aad659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 214 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 60% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aad659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aad659, #6bd659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aad659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 214 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.07 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.22 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.40 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.99 #5529a6 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

June Bud
#aad659  rgb(170, 214, 89)  hsl(81, 60%, 59%)  June Bud
#8559d6  rgb(133, 89, 214)  hsl(261, 60%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#59aad6  rgb(89, 170, 214)  hsl(201, 60%, 59%)  Carolina Blue
#d659aa  rgb(214, 89, 170)  hsl(321, 60%, 59%)  Sky Magenta