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#AAEE16

#aaee16 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaee16 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, 93.33% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.76% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 78.89°, with 86.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 14.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.6975

Complementary

  1. #aaee16
  2. #5a16ee

Split complementary

  1. #aaee16
  2. #163eee
  3. #c616ee

Analogous

  1. #eec616
  2. #aaee16
  3. #3eee16

Triadic

  1. #aaee16
  2. #16aaee
  3. #ee16aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaee16
  2. #16ee5a
  3. #5a16ee
  4. #ee16aa

Square

  1. #aaee16
  2. #16eec6
  3. #5a16ee
  4. #ee163e

Monochromatic

  1. #476407
  2. #79ab0c
  3. #aaee16
  4. #c4f35d
  5. #def8a5

Shades

#aaee16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaee16
  2. #99d614
  3. #88be12
  4. #77a70f
  5. #668f0d
  6. #55770b
  7. #445f09
  8. #334707
  9. #223004
  10. #111802
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaee16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaee16
  2. #b3f02d
  3. #bbf145
  4. #c4f35c
  5. #ccf573
  6. #d5f78b
  7. #ddf8a2
  8. #e6fab9
  9. #eefcd0
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaee16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaee16
  2. #a6e321
  3. #a2d82b
  4. #9dcd36
  5. #99c240
  6. #95b74b
  7. #91ac56
  8. #8da160
  9. #88966b
  10. #848b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8e2ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d838 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e3cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8e12e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaee16 {
  color: #aaee16;
}
Background
.bg-aaee16 {
  background-color: #aaee16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaee16 {
  border: 2px solid #aaee16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaee16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 238 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaee16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaee16, #3eee16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaee16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 238 22 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.13 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.80 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.44 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.22 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.42 #5511e9 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaee16  rgb(170, 238, 22)  hsl(79, 86%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5a16ee  rgb(90, 22, 238)  hsl(259, 86%, 51%)  Han Purple
#16aaee  rgb(22, 170, 238)  hsl(199, 86%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#ee16aa  rgb(238, 22, 170)  hsl(319, 86%, 51%)  Shocking Pink