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#AAEF15

#aaef15 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaef15 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.21% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 78.99°, with 87.2% 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 15.07:1 (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 luminance0.7033

Complementary

  1. #aaef15
  2. #5a15ef

Split complementary

  1. #aaef15
  2. #153def
  3. #c715ef

Analogous

  1. #efc715
  2. #aaef15
  3. #3def15

Triadic

  1. #aaef15
  2. #15aaef
  3. #ef15aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaef15
  2. #15ef5a
  3. #5a15ef
  4. #ef15aa

Square

  1. #aaef15
  2. #15efc7
  3. #5a15ef
  4. #ef153d

Monochromatic

  1. #476407
  2. #79ac0c
  3. #aaef15
  4. #c4f45d
  5. #def9a4

Shades

#aaef15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaef15
  2. #99d713
  3. #88bf11
  4. #77a70f
  5. #668f0d
  6. #55780b
  7. #446008
  8. #334806
  9. #223004
  10. #111802
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaef15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaef15
  2. #b3f12c
  3. #bbf244
  4. #c4f45b
  5. #ccf573
  6. #d5f78a
  7. #ddf9a1
  8. #e6fab9
  9. #eefcd0
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaef15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaef15
  2. #a6e420
  3. #a2d92a
  4. #9dce35
  5. #99c340
  6. #95b84b
  7. #91ac55
  8. #8da160
  9. #88966b
  10. #848b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d938 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaef15 {
  color: #aaef15;
}
Background
.bg-aaef15 {
  background-color: #aaef15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaef15 {
  border: 2px solid #aaef15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaef15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 239 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaef15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaef15, #3def15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaef15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 239 21 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.91 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.87 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.34 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.08 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.18 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.60 #5510ea Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaef15  rgb(170, 239, 21)  hsl(79, 87%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5a15ef  rgb(90, 21, 239)  hsl(259, 87%, 51%)  Han Purple
#15aaef  rgb(21, 170, 239)  hsl(199, 87%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#ef15aa  rgb(239, 21, 170)  hsl(319, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink