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#AAEC1D

#aaec1d ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaec1d 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, 92.55% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.71% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 79.13°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6863

Complementary

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #5f1dec

Split complementary

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #1d42ec
  3. #c61dec

Analogous

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #aaec1d
  3. #42ec1d

Triadic

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #1daaec
  3. #ec1daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #1dec5f
  3. #5f1dec
  4. #ec1daa

Square

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #1decc6
  3. #5f1dec
  4. #ec1d42

Monochromatic

  1. #496709
  2. #7bae0f
  3. #aaec1d
  4. #c5f264
  5. #dff8aa

Shades

#aaec1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #99d41a
  3. #88bd17
  4. #77a514
  5. #668e11
  6. #55760f
  7. #445e0c
  8. #334709
  9. #222f06
  10. #111803
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaec1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #b3ee34
  3. #bbf04a
  4. #c4f261
  5. #ccf477
  6. #d5f68e
  7. #ddf7a5
  8. #e6f9bb
  9. #eefbd2
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaec1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaec1d
  2. #a6e127
  3. #a2d631
  4. #9dcc3b
  5. #99c145
  6. #95b64f
  7. #91ab58
  8. #8da062
  9. #88966c
  10. #848b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7e0ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8db00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd73b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dde200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7e031 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee5a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaec1d {
  color: #aaec1d;
}
Background
.bg-aaec1d {
  background-color: #aaec1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaec1d {
  border: 2px solid #aaec1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaec1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 236 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaec1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaec1d, #42ec1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaec1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 236 29 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.59 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.09 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.53 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.76 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.47 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.99 #5513e2 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaec1d  rgb(170, 236, 29)  hsl(79, 84%, 52%)  Spring Bud
#5f1dec  rgb(95, 29, 236)  hsl(259, 84%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1daaec  rgb(29, 170, 236)  hsl(199, 84%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#ec1daa  rgb(236, 29, 170)  hsl(319, 84%, 52%)  Shocking Pink