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#AAE901

#aae901 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aae901 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, 91.37% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.57% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 76.29°, with 99.15% saturation and 45.88% 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 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6683

Complementary

  1. #aae901
  2. #4001e9

Split complementary

  1. #aae901
  2. #0136e9
  3. #b401e9

Analogous

  1. #e9b401
  2. #aae901
  3. #36e901

Triadic

  1. #aae901
  2. #01aae9
  3. #e901aa

Tetradic

  1. #aae901
  2. #01e940
  3. #4001e9
  4. #e901aa

Square

  1. #aae901
  2. #01e9b4
  3. #4001e9
  4. #e90136

Monochromatic

  1. #3b5100
  2. #729d01
  3. #aae901
  4. #c8fe38
  5. #ddfe85

Shades

#aae901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aae901
  2. #99d201
  3. #88ba01
  4. #77a301
  5. #668c01
  6. #557501
  7. #445d00
  8. #334600
  9. #222f00
  10. #111700
  11. #000000

Tints

#aae901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aae901
  2. #b3eb1a
  3. #bbed34
  4. #c4f04d
  5. #ccf267
  6. #d5f480
  7. #ddf699
  8. #e6f8b3
  9. #eefbcc
  10. #f7fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aae901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aae901
  2. #a6df0e
  3. #a2d41a
  4. #9dca27
  5. #99bf34
  6. #95b541
  7. #91aa4d
  8. #8da05a
  9. #889567
  10. #848b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6deaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dec6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcdf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6dd25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afe29d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aae901 {
  color: #aae901;
}
Background
.bg-aae901 {
  background-color: #aae901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aae901 {
  border: 2px solid #aae901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aae901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 233 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aae901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aae901, #36e901);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aae901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 233 1 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.27 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.24 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.16 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.21 #5516fe Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aae901  rgb(170, 233, 1)  hsl(76, 99%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#4001e9  rgb(64, 1, 233)  hsl(256, 99%, 46%)  Blue
#01aae9  rgb(1, 170, 233)  hsl(196, 99%, 46%)  Carolina Blue
#e901aa  rgb(233, 1, 170)  hsl(316, 99%, 46%)  Shocking Pink