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#AAE362

#aae362 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aae362 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 89.02% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.83% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 86.51°, with 69.73% saturation and 63.73% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.6437

Complementary

  1. #aae362
  2. #9b62e3

Split complementary

  1. #aae362
  2. #626ae3
  3. #dc62e3

Analogous

  1. #e3dc62
  2. #aae362
  3. #6ae362

Triadic

  1. #aae362
  2. #62aae3
  3. #e362aa

Tetradic

  1. #aae362
  2. #62e39b
  3. #9b62e3
  4. #e362aa

Square

  1. #aae362
  2. #62e3dc
  3. #9b62e3
  4. #e3626a

Monochromatic

  1. #5d921a
  2. #86d326
  3. #aae362
  4. #cdefa3
  5. #f0fae4

Shades

#aae362 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aae362
  2. #99cc58
  3. #88b64e
  4. #779f45
  5. #66883b
  6. #557231
  7. #445b27
  8. #33441d
  9. #222d14
  10. #11170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aae362 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aae362
  2. #b3e672
  3. #bbe981
  4. #c4eb91
  5. #cceea1
  6. #d5f1b1
  7. #ddf4c0
  8. #e6f7d0
  9. #eef9e0
  10. #f7fcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aae362 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aae362
  2. #a6d965
  3. #a2cf68
  4. #9dc56b
  5. #99bb6e
  6. #95b271
  7. #91a874
  8. #8d9e77
  9. #88947a
  10. #848a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d9b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd555 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d16b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aedac7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5da5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d867 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acdea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aae362 {
  color: #aae362;
}
Background
.bg-aae362 {
  background-color: #aae362;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aae362 {
  border: 2px solid #aae362;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aae362;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 227 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 70% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aae362 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aae362, #6ae362);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aae362 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 227 98 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 2.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.22 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.01 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.43 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.68 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.80 #551c9d Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aae362  rgb(170, 227, 98)  hsl(87, 70%, 64%)  Inchworm
#9b62e3  rgb(155, 98, 227)  hsl(267, 70%, 64%)  Amethyst
#62aae3  rgb(98, 170, 227)  hsl(207, 70%, 64%)  Iceberg
#e362aa  rgb(227, 98, 170)  hsl(327, 70%, 64%)  Thulian Pink