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#AADE34

#aade34 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aade34 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, 87.06% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.58% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 78.35°, with 72.03% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6104

Complementary

  1. #aade34
  2. #6834de

Split complementary

  1. #aade34
  2. #3455de
  3. #bd34de

Analogous

  1. #debd34
  2. #aade34
  3. #55de34

Triadic

  1. #aade34
  2. #34aade
  3. #de34aa

Tetradic

  1. #aade34
  2. #34de68
  3. #6834de
  4. #de34aa

Square

  1. #aade34
  2. #34debd
  3. #6834de
  4. #de3455

Monochromatic

  1. #4d6811
  2. #7eaa1c
  3. #aade34
  4. #c6e976
  5. #e1f3b8

Shades

#aade34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aade34
  2. #99c82f
  3. #88b22a
  4. #779b24
  5. #66851f
  6. #556f1a
  7. #445915
  8. #334310
  9. #222c0a
  10. #111605
  11. #000000

Tints

#aade34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aade34
  2. #b3e148
  3. #bbe55d
  4. #c4e871
  5. #cceb85
  6. #d5ef9a
  7. #ddf2ae
  8. #e6f5c2
  9. #eef8d6
  10. #f7fceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aade34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aade34
  2. #a6d53c
  3. #a2cb43
  4. #9dc24b
  5. #99b852
  6. #95af5a
  7. #91a662
  8. #8d9c69
  9. #889371
  10. #848978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0d4a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eacf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2d3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3d51f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfd43f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afd89a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aade34 {
  color: #aade34;
}
Background
.bg-aade34 {
  background-color: #aade34;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aade34 {
  border: 2px solid #aade34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aade34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 222 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aade34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aade34, #55de34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aade34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 222 52 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.28 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.38 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.03 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.10 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.30 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.34 #5521cb Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aade34  rgb(170, 222, 52)  hsl(78, 72%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#6834de  rgb(104, 52, 222)  hsl(258, 72%, 54%)  Han Purple
#34aade  rgb(52, 170, 222)  hsl(198, 72%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#de34aa  rgb(222, 52, 170)  hsl(318, 72%, 54%)  Shocking Pink