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#AAEF1E

#aaef1e ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaef1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.45% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 79.81°, with 86.72% saturation and 52.75% 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 2.94.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.7037

Complementary

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #631eef

Split complementary

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #1e42ef
  3. #cc1eef

Analogous

  1. #efcc1e
  2. #aaef1e
  3. #42ef1e

Triadic

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #1eaaef
  3. #ef1eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #1eef63
  3. #631eef
  4. #ef1eaa

Square

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #1eefcc
  3. #631eef
  4. #ef1e42

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6c08
  2. #7db40d
  3. #aaef1e
  4. #c5f465
  5. #e0f9ad

Shades

#aaef1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #99d71b
  3. #88bf18
  4. #77a715
  5. #668f12
  6. #55780f
  7. #44600c
  8. #334809
  9. #223006
  10. #111803
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaef1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #b3f135
  3. #bbf24b
  4. #c4f462
  5. #ccf578
  6. #d5f78f
  7. #ddf9a5
  8. #e6fabc
  9. #eefcd2
  10. #f7fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaef1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaef1e
  2. #a6e428
  3. #a2d932
  4. #9dce3b
  5. #99c345
  6. #95b84f
  7. #91ac59
  8. #8da163
  9. #88966c
  10. #848b76
  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 #c9e3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbdd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2d93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e232 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaef1e {
  color: #aaef1e;
}
Background
.bg-aaef1e {
  background-color: #aaef1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaef1e {
  border: 2px solid #aaef1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaef1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 239 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaef1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaef1e, #42ef1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaef1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 239 30 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.94 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.42 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.50 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 5.98 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.49 #5510e1 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaef1e  rgb(170, 239, 30)  hsl(80, 87%, 53%)  Spring Bud
#631eef  rgb(99, 30, 239)  hsl(260, 87%, 53%)  Han Purple
#1eaaef  rgb(30, 170, 239)  hsl(200, 87%, 53%)  Carolina Blue
#ef1eaa  rgb(239, 30, 170)  hsl(320, 87%, 53%)  Shocking Pink