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#AAE72F

#aae72f ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aae72f 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, 90.59% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.65% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 79.89°, with 79.31% saturation and 54.51% 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.659

Complementary

  1. #aae72f
  2. #6c2fe7

Split complementary

  1. #aae72f
  2. #2f4ee7
  3. #c82fe7

Analogous

  1. #e7c82f
  2. #aae72f
  3. #4ee72f

Triadic

  1. #aae72f
  2. #2faae7
  3. #e72faa

Tetradic

  1. #aae72f
  2. #2fe76c
  3. #6c2fe7
  4. #e72faa

Square

  1. #aae72f
  2. #2fe7c8
  3. #6c2fe7
  4. #e72f4e

Monochromatic

  1. #4f700d
  2. #80b515
  3. #aae72f
  4. #c6ef74
  5. #e2f7b8

Shades

#aae72f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aae72f
  2. #99d02a
  3. #88b926
  4. #77a221
  5. #668b1c
  6. #557418
  7. #445c13
  8. #33450e
  9. #222e09
  10. #111705
  11. #000000

Tints

#aae72f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aae72f
  2. #b3e944
  3. #bbec59
  4. #c4ee6d
  5. #ccf182
  6. #d5f397
  7. #ddf5ac
  8. #e6f8c1
  9. #eefad5
  10. #f7fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aae72f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aae72f
  2. #a6dd37
  3. #a2d23f
  4. #9dc847
  5. #99be4f
  6. #95b458
  7. #91a960
  8. #8d9f68
  9. #889570
  10. #848a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dcab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dcc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dadd10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4db3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee1a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aae72f {
  color: #aae72f;
}
Background
.bg-aae72f {
  background-color: #aae72f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aae72f {
  border: 2px solid #aae72f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aae72f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 231 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 79% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aae72f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aae72f, #4ee72f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aae72f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 231 47 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.72 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.88 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.79 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.20 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.82 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.18 #5518d0 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aae72f  rgb(170, 231, 47)  hsl(80, 79%, 55%)  Inchworm
#6c2fe7  rgb(108, 47, 231)  hsl(260, 79%, 55%)  Electric Indigo
#2faae7  rgb(47, 170, 231)  hsl(200, 79%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#e72faa  rgb(231, 47, 170)  hsl(320, 79%, 55%)  Shocking Pink