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#AAF005

#aaf005 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aaf005 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, 94.12% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.92% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 77.87°, with 95.92% saturation and 48.04% 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 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7088

Complementary

  1. #aaf005
  2. #4b05f0

Split complementary

  1. #aaf005
  2. #0535f0
  3. #c005f0

Analogous

  1. #f0c005
  2. #aaf005
  3. #35f005

Triadic

  1. #aaf005
  2. #05aaf0
  3. #f005aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaf005
  2. #05f04b
  3. #4b05f0
  4. #f005aa

Square

  1. #aaf005
  2. #05f0c0
  3. #4b05f0
  4. #f00535

Monochromatic

  1. #405a02
  2. #75a503
  3. #aaf005
  4. #c5fb46
  5. #ddfd91

Shades

#aaf005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaf005
  2. #99d805
  3. #88c004
  4. #77a804
  5. #669003
  6. #557803
  7. #446002
  8. #334802
  9. #223001
  10. #111801
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaf005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaf005
  2. #b3f21e
  3. #bbf337
  4. #c4f550
  5. #ccf669
  6. #d5f882
  7. #ddf99b
  8. #e6fbb4
  9. #eefccd
  10. #f7fee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaf005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaf005
  2. #a6e511
  3. #a2da1e
  4. #9dce2a
  5. #99c336
  6. #95b843
  7. #91ad4f
  8. #8da25b
  9. #889667
  10. #848b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e4ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fdde00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3da34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e5cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dae328 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aee9a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaf005 {
  color: #aaf005;
}
Background
.bg-aaf005 {
  background-color: #aaf005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaf005 {
  border: 2px solid #aaf005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaf005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 240 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaf005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaf005, #35f005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaf005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 240 5 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.70 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.40 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.10 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.23 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.06 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.14 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 7.85 #550ffa Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aaf005  rgb(170, 240, 5)  hsl(78, 96%, 48%)  Spring Bud
#4b05f0  rgb(75, 5, 240)  hsl(258, 96%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#05aaf0  rgb(5, 170, 240)  hsl(198, 96%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#f005aa  rgb(240, 5, 170)  hsl(318, 96%, 48%)  Shocking Pink