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#AAE714

#aae714 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aae714 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 90.59% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.34% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 77.35°, with 84.06% saturation and 49.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6575

Complementary

  1. #aae714
  2. #5114e7

Split complementary

  1. #aae714
  2. #1440e7
  3. #bb14e7

Analogous

  1. #e7bb14
  2. #aae714
  3. #40e714

Triadic

  1. #aae714
  2. #14aae7
  3. #e714aa

Tetradic

  1. #aae714
  2. #14e751
  3. #5114e7
  4. #e714aa

Square

  1. #aae714
  2. #14e7bb
  3. #5114e7
  4. #e71440

Monochromatic

  1. #425a08
  2. #76a10e
  3. #aae714
  4. #c4f057
  5. #ddf79d

Shades

#aae714 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aae714
  2. #99d012
  3. #88b910
  4. #77a20e
  5. #668b0c
  6. #55740a
  7. #445c08
  8. #334506
  9. #222e04
  10. #111702
  11. #000000

Tints

#aae714 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aae714
  2. #b3e92c
  3. #bbec43
  4. #c4ee5b
  5. #ccf172
  6. #d5f38a
  7. #ddf5a1
  8. #e6f8b9
  9. #eefad0
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aae714 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aae714
  2. #a6dd1f
  3. #a2d22a
  4. #9dc834
  5. #99be3f
  6. #95b44a
  7. #91a955
  8. #8d9f60
  9. #88956a
  10. #848a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dcc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4db2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afe09d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aae714 {
  color: #aae714;
}
Background
.bg-aae714 {
  background-color: #aae714;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aae714 {
  border: 2px solid #aae714;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aae714;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 231 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aae714 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aae714, #40e714);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aae714 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 231 20 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.71 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.91 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.27 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.23 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.33 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.22 #5518eb Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aae714  rgb(170, 231, 20)  hsl(77, 84%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#5114e7  rgb(81, 20, 231)  hsl(257, 84%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#14aae7  rgb(20, 170, 231)  hsl(197, 84%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#e714aa  rgb(231, 20, 170)  hsl(317, 84%, 49%)  Shocking Pink