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#ABEF17

#abef17 ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#abef17 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 93.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.38% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 78.89°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 15.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#99ff00
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Relative luminance0.7045

Complementary

  1. #abef17
  2. #5b17ef

Split complementary

  1. #abef17
  2. #173fef
  3. #c717ef

Analogous

  1. #efc717
  2. #abef17
  3. #3fef17

Triadic

  1. #abef17
  2. #17abef
  3. #ef17ab

Tetradic

  1. #abef17
  2. #17ef5b
  3. #5b17ef
  4. #ef17ab

Square

  1. #abef17
  2. #17efc7
  3. #5b17ef
  4. #ef173f

Monochromatic

  1. #486607
  2. #7bae0c
  3. #abef17
  4. #c5f45f
  5. #dff9a6

Shades

#abef17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abef17
  2. #9ad715
  3. #89bf12
  4. #78a710
  5. #678f0e
  6. #56780c
  7. #446009
  8. #334807
  9. #223005
  10. #111802
  11. #000000

Tints

#abef17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abef17
  2. #b3f12e
  3. #bcf245
  4. #c4f45d
  5. #cdf574
  6. #d5f78b
  7. #ddf9a2
  8. #e6fab9
  9. #eefcd1
  10. #f7fde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abef17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abef17
  2. #a7e422
  3. #a2d92c
  4. #9ece37
  5. #9ac341
  6. #96b84c
  7. #91ac56
  8. #8da161
  9. #89966b
  10. #848b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.09:1 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 #f2d939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2e4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e22e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afe8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abef17 {
  color: #abef17;
}
Background
.bg-abef17 {
  background-color: #abef17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abef17 {
  border: 2px solid #abef17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abef17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 239 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abef17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abef17, #3fef17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abef17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 239 23 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 2.96 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.84 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.26 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.19 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.52 #5410e8 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#abef17  rgb(171, 239, 23)  hsl(79, 87%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#5b17ef  rgb(91, 23, 239)  hsl(259, 87%, 51%)  Han Purple
#17abef  rgb(23, 171, 239)  hsl(199, 87%, 51%)  Carolina Blue
#ef17ab  rgb(239, 23, 171)  hsl(319, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink