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#AAEF0B

#aaef0b ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaef0b 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, 93.73% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.4% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 78.16°, with 91.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 15.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.703

Complementary

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #500bef

Split complementary

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #0b38ef
  3. #c20bef

Analogous

  1. #efc20b
  2. #aaef0b
  3. #38ef0b

Triadic

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #0baaef
  3. #ef0baa

Tetradic

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #0bef50
  3. #500bef
  4. #ef0baa

Square

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #0befc2
  3. #500bef
  4. #ef0b38

Monochromatic

  1. #425d04
  2. #76a608
  3. #aaef0b
  4. #c4f750
  5. #ddfa99

Shades

#aaef0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #99d70a
  3. #88bf09
  4. #77a708
  5. #668f07
  6. #557806
  7. #446004
  8. #334803
  9. #223002
  10. #111801
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaef0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #b3f123
  3. #bbf23c
  4. #c4f454
  5. #ccf56d
  6. #d5f785
  7. #ddf99d
  8. #e6fab6
  9. #eefcce
  10. #f7fde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaef0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaef0b
  2. #a6e417
  3. #a2d922
  4. #9dce2e
  5. #99c33a
  6. #95b846
  7. #91ac51
  8. #8da15d
  9. #889669
  10. #848b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fcdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e4cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaef0b {
  color: #aaef0b;
}
Background
.bg-aaef0b {
  background-color: #aaef0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaef0b {
  border: 2px solid #aaef0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaef0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 239 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaef0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaef0b, #38ef0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaef0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 239 11 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.91 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.57 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.09 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.23 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.16 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.26 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.70 #5510f4 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaef0b  rgb(170, 239, 11)  hsl(78, 91%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#500bef  rgb(80, 11, 239)  hsl(258, 91%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#0baaef  rgb(11, 170, 239)  hsl(198, 91%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#ef0baa  rgb(239, 11, 170)  hsl(318, 91%, 49%)  Shocking Pink