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#AAED15

#aaed15 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaed15 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, 92.94% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.14% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 78.61°, with 85.71% saturation and 50.59% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6917

Complementary

  1. #aaed15
  2. #5815ed

Split complementary

  1. #aaed15
  2. #153eed
  3. #c415ed

Analogous

  1. #edc415
  2. #aaed15
  3. #3eed15

Triadic

  1. #aaed15
  2. #15aaed
  3. #ed15aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaed15
  2. #15ed58
  3. #5815ed
  4. #ed15aa

Square

  1. #aaed15
  2. #15edc4
  3. #5815ed
  4. #ed153e

Monochromatic

  1. #466208
  2. #78a90d
  3. #aaed15
  4. #c4f25c
  5. #def8a3

Shades

#aaed15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaed15
  2. #99d513
  3. #88be11
  4. #77a60f
  5. #668e0d
  6. #55770b
  7. #445f08
  8. #334706
  9. #222f04
  10. #111802
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaed15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaed15
  2. #b3ef2c
  3. #bbf144
  4. #c4f25b
  5. #ccf473
  6. #d5f68a
  7. #ddf8a1
  8. #e6fab9
  9. #eefbd0
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaed15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaed15
  2. #a6e220
  3. #a2d72a
  4. #9dcc35
  5. #99c140
  6. #95b74b
  7. #91ac55
  8. #8da160
  9. #88966b
  10. #848b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d738 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dee300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8e02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee6a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaed15 {
  color: #aaed15;
}
Background
.bg-aaed15 {
  background-color: #aaed15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaed15 {
  border: 2px solid #aaed15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaed15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 237 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaed15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaed15, #3eed15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaed15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 237 21 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.35 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.93 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.81 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.53 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.39 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.27 #5512ea Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaed15  rgb(170, 237, 21)  hsl(79, 86%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5815ed  rgb(88, 21, 237)  hsl(259, 86%, 51%)  Han Purple
#15aaed  rgb(21, 170, 237)  hsl(199, 86%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#ed15aa  rgb(237, 21, 170)  hsl(319, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink