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#ACE040

#ace040 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ace040 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 87.84% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 79.5°, with 72.07% saturation and 56.47% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.6245

Complementary

  1. #ace040
  2. #7440e0

Split complementary

  1. #ace040
  2. #405ce0
  3. #c440e0

Analogous

  1. #e0c440
  2. #ace040
  3. #5ce040

Triadic

  1. #ace040
  2. #40ace0
  3. #e040ac

Tetradic

  1. #ace040
  2. #40e074
  3. #7440e0
  4. #e040ac

Square

  1. #ace040
  2. #40e0c4
  3. #7440e0
  4. #e0405c

Monochromatic

  1. #557413
  2. #84b61e
  3. #ace040
  4. #c9eb82
  5. #e5f5c4

Shades

#ace040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ace040
  2. #9bca3a
  3. #8ab333
  4. #789d2d
  5. #678626
  6. #567020
  7. #455a1a
  8. #344313
  9. #222d0d
  10. #111606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ace040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ace040
  2. #b4e353
  3. #bde666
  4. #c5e979
  5. #cdec8c
  6. #d6f0a0
  7. #def3b3
  8. #e6f6c6
  9. #eef9d9
  10. #f7fcec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ace040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ace040
  2. #a8d646
  3. #a3cd4d
  4. #9fc353
  5. #9aba5a
  6. #96b060
  7. #92a666
  8. #8d9d6d
  9. #899373
  10. #848a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d6a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd123 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3d6c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5d731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0d649 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0da9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ace040 {
  color: #ace040;
}
Background
.bg-ace040 {
  background-color: #ace040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ace040 {
  border: 2px solid #ace040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ace040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 224 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ace040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ace040, #5ce040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ace040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 224 64 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.02 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.62 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.92 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.35 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.36 #531fbf Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ace040  rgb(172, 224, 64)  hsl(80, 72%, 56%)  Inchworm
#7440e0  rgb(116, 64, 224)  hsl(260, 72%, 56%)  Blue Violet
#40ace0  rgb(64, 172, 224)  hsl(200, 72%, 56%)  Carolina Blue
#e040ac  rgb(224, 64, 172)  hsl(320, 72%, 56%)  Shocking Pink