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#AAE233

#aae233 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aae233 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, 88.63% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.43% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 79.2°, with 75.11% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6318

Complementary

  1. #aae233
  2. #6b33e2

Split complementary

  1. #aae233
  2. #3352e2
  3. #c233e2

Analogous

  1. #e2c233
  2. #aae233
  3. #52e233

Triadic

  1. #aae233
  2. #33aae2
  3. #e233aa

Tetradic

  1. #aae233
  2. #33e26b
  3. #6b33e2
  4. #e233aa

Square

  1. #aae233
  2. #33e2c2
  3. #6b33e2
  4. #e23352

Monochromatic

  1. #4f6d0f
  2. #7fb019
  3. #aae233
  4. #c6ec76
  5. #e2f5b9

Shades

#aae233 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aae233
  2. #99cb2e
  3. #88b529
  4. #779e24
  5. #66881f
  6. #55711a
  7. #445a14
  8. #33440f
  9. #222d0a
  10. #111705
  11. #000000

Tints

#aae233 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aae233
  2. #b3e547
  3. #bbe85c
  4. #c4eb70
  5. #ccee85
  6. #d5f199
  7. #ddf3ad
  8. #e6f6c2
  9. #eef9d6
  10. #f7fceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aae233 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aae233
  2. #a6d83b
  3. #a2ce42
  4. #9dc54a
  5. #99bb52
  6. #95b15a
  7. #91a761
  8. #8d9d69
  9. #889471
  10. #848a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d7c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6d91b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d73f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aedc9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aae233 {
  color: #aae233;
}
Background
.bg-aae233 {
  background-color: #aae233;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aae233 {
  border: 2px solid #aae233;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aae233;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 226 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aae233 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aae233, #52e233);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aae233 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 226 51 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.10 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.08 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.31 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 7.66 #551dcc Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aae233  rgb(170, 226, 51)  hsl(79, 75%, 54%)  Inchworm
#6b33e2  rgb(107, 51, 226)  hsl(259, 75%, 54%)  Electric Indigo
#33aae2  rgb(51, 170, 226)  hsl(199, 75%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#e233aa  rgb(226, 51, 170)  hsl(319, 75%, 54%)  Shocking Pink