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#AAE91D

#aae91d ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aae91d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.55% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 78.53°, with 82.26% saturation and 51.37% 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 14.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6691

Complementary

  1. #aae91d
  2. #5c1de9

Split complementary

  1. #aae91d
  2. #1d44e9
  3. #c21de9

Analogous

  1. #e9c21d
  2. #aae91d
  3. #44e91d

Triadic

  1. #aae91d
  2. #1daae9
  3. #e91daa

Tetradic

  1. #aae91d
  2. #1de95c
  3. #5c1de9
  4. #e91daa

Square

  1. #aae91d
  2. #1de9c2
  3. #5c1de9
  4. #e91d44

Monochromatic

  1. #48630a
  2. #7aa910
  3. #aae91d
  4. #c4f063
  5. #def7a8

Shades

#aae91d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aae91d
  2. #99d21a
  3. #88ba17
  4. #77a314
  5. #668c11
  6. #55750f
  7. #445d0c
  8. #334609
  9. #222f06
  10. #111703
  11. #000000

Tints

#aae91d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aae91d
  2. #b3eb34
  3. #bbed4a
  4. #c4f061
  5. #ccf277
  6. #d5f48e
  7. #ddf6a5
  8. #e6f8bb
  9. #eefbd2
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aae91d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aae91d
  2. #a6df27
  3. #a2d431
  4. #9dca3b
  5. #99bf45
  6. #95b54f
  7. #91aa58
  8. #8da062
  9. #88956c
  10. #848b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6deab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1dec7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbdf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5dd31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee29f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aae91d {
  color: #aae91d;
}
Background
.bg-aae91d {
  background-color: #aae91d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aae91d {
  border: 2px solid #aae91d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aae91d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 233 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 82% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aae91d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aae91d, #44e91d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aae91d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 233 29 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.27 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.54 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.76 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.49 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.88 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.98 #5516e2 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aae91d  rgb(170, 233, 29)  hsl(79, 82%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5c1de9  rgb(92, 29, 233)  hsl(259, 82%, 51%)  Han Purple
#1daae9  rgb(29, 170, 233)  hsl(199, 82%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#e91daa  rgb(233, 29, 170)  hsl(319, 82%, 51%)  Shocking Pink