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#AAEC4A

#aaec4a ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aaec4a 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, 92.55% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 84.44°, with 81% saturation and 60.78% 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 14.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6903

Complementary

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #8c4aec

Split complementary

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #4a59ec
  3. #dd4aec

Analogous

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #aaec4a
  3. #59ec4a

Triadic

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #4aaaec
  3. #ec4aaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #4aec8c
  3. #8c4aec
  4. #ec4aaa

Square

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #4aecdd
  3. #8c4aec
  4. #ec4a59

Monochromatic

  1. #5a8e0f
  2. #86d316
  3. #aaec4a
  4. #cbf38f
  5. #ebfbd4

Shades

#aaec4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #99d443
  3. #88bd3b
  4. #77a534
  5. #668e2c
  6. #557625
  7. #445e1e
  8. #334716
  9. #222f0f
  10. #111807
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaec4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #b3ee5c
  3. #bbf06e
  4. #c4f280
  5. #ccf492
  6. #d5f6a5
  7. #ddf7b7
  8. #e6f9c9
  9. #eefbdb
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaec4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaec4a
  2. #a6e14f
  3. #a2d655
  4. #9dcc5a
  5. #99c160
  6. #95b665
  7. #91ab6a
  8. #8da070
  9. #889675
  10. #848b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dc30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed758 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afe2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce23c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e053 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ade6a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaec4a {
  color: #aaec4a;
}
Background
.bg-aaec4a {
  background-color: #aaec4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaec4a {
  border: 2px solid #aaec4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaec4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 236 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaec4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaec4a, #59ec4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaec4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 236 74 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.82 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.65 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.32 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.40 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.14 #5513b5 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aaec4a  rgb(170, 236, 74)  hsl(84, 81%, 61%)  Inchworm
#8c4aec  rgb(140, 74, 236)  hsl(264, 81%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#4aaaec  rgb(74, 170, 236)  hsl(204, 81%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#ec4aaa  rgb(236, 74, 170)  hsl(324, 81%, 61%)  Persian Rose