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#AAED57

#aaed57 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aaed57 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 92.94% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 63.29% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 86.8°, with 80.65% saturation and 63.53% 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 14.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.698

Complementary

  1. #aaed57
  2. #9a57ed

Split complementary

  1. #aaed57
  2. #575fed
  3. #e557ed

Analogous

  1. #ede557
  2. #aaed57
  3. #5fed57

Triadic

  1. #aaed57
  2. #57aaed
  3. #ed57aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaed57
  2. #57ed9a
  3. #9a57ed
  4. #ed57aa

Square

  1. #aaed57
  2. #57ede5
  3. #9a57ed
  4. #ed575f

Monochromatic

  1. #5d9a11
  2. #86e018
  3. #aaed57
  4. #cdf49c
  5. #f0fce1

Shades

#aaed57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaed57
  2. #99d54e
  3. #88be46
  4. #77a63d
  5. #668e34
  6. #55772c
  7. #445f23
  8. #33471a
  9. #222f11
  10. #111809
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaed57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaed57
  2. #b3ef68
  3. #bbf179
  4. #c4f289
  5. #ccf49a
  6. #d5f6ab
  7. #ddf8bc
  8. #e6facd
  9. #eefbdd
  10. #f7fdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaed57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaed57
  2. #a6e25b
  3. #a2d75f
  4. #9dcc63
  5. #99c167
  6. #95b76c
  7. #91ac70
  8. #8da174
  9. #889678
  10. #848b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dd44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed863 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aee3ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dde34c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6e15e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ace7ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaed57 {
  color: #aaed57;
}
Background
.bg-aaed57 {
  background-color: #aaed57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaed57 {
  border: 2px solid #aaed57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaed57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 237 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 81% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaed57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaed57, #5fed57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaed57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 237 87 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.24 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.76 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.59 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.65 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.56 #5512a8 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aaed57  rgb(170, 237, 87)  hsl(87, 81%, 64%)  Inchworm
#9a57ed  rgb(154, 87, 237)  hsl(267, 81%, 64%)  Amethyst
#57aaed  rgb(87, 170, 237)  hsl(207, 81%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#ed57aa  rgb(237, 87, 170)  hsl(327, 81%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry