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#ACE16C

#ace16c ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ace16c is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 88.24% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 87.18°, with 66.1% saturation and 65.29% 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 13.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.637

Complementary

  1. #ace16c
  2. #a16ce1

Split complementary

  1. #ace16c
  2. #6c71e1
  3. #db6ce1

Analogous

  1. #e1db6c
  2. #ace16c
  3. #71e16c

Triadic

  1. #ace16c
  2. #6cace1
  3. #e16cac

Tetradic

  1. #ace16c
  2. #6ce1a1
  3. #a16ce1
  4. #e16cac

Square

  1. #ace16c
  2. #6ce1db
  3. #a16ce1
  4. #e16c71

Monochromatic

  1. #60951f
  2. #88d42c
  3. #ace16c
  4. #d0eeac
  5. #f4fbeb

Shades

#ace16c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ace16c
  2. #9bcb61
  3. #8ab456
  4. #789e4c
  5. #678741
  6. #567136
  7. #455a2b
  8. #344420
  9. #222d16
  10. #11170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ace16c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ace16c
  2. #b4e47b
  3. #bde789
  4. #c5ea98
  5. #cdeda7
  6. #d6f0b6
  7. #def3c4
  8. #e6f6d3
  9. #eef9e2
  10. #f7fcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ace16c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ace16c
  2. #a8d76e
  3. #a3ce70
  4. #9fc472
  5. #9aba74
  6. #96b176
  7. #92a778
  8. #8d9d7a
  9. #89937c
  10. #848a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3d8b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead361 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d073 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0d9c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4d966 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfd771 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aedcaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ace16c {
  color: #ace16c;
}
Background
.bg-ace16c {
  background-color: #ace16c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ace16c {
  border: 2px solid #ace16c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ace16c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 225 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 66% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ace16c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ace16c, #71e16c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ace16c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 225 108 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.65 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.48 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.74 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 8.16 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.17 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.22 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.92 #531e93 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ace16c  rgb(172, 225, 108)  hsl(87, 66%, 65%)  Inchworm
#a16ce1  rgb(161, 108, 225)  hsl(267, 66%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#6cace1  rgb(108, 172, 225)  hsl(207, 66%, 65%)  Iceberg
#e16cac  rgb(225, 108, 172)  hsl(327, 66%, 65%)  Thulian Pink