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#ACE40D

#ace40d ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ace40d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 89.41% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.3% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 75.63°, with 89.21% saturation and 47.25% 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 13.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.6429

Complementary

  1. #ace40d
  2. #450de4

Split complementary

  1. #ace40d
  2. #0d40e4
  3. #b00de4

Analogous

  1. #e4b00d
  2. #ace40d
  3. #40e40d

Triadic

  1. #ace40d
  2. #0dace4
  3. #e40dac

Tetradic

  1. #ace40d
  2. #0de445
  3. #450de4
  4. #e40dac

Square

  1. #ace40d
  2. #0de4b0
  3. #450de4
  4. #e40d40

Monochromatic

  1. #3f5305
  2. #759c09
  3. #ace40d
  4. #c8f549
  5. #def991

Shades

#ace40d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ace40d
  2. #9bcd0c
  3. #8ab60a
  4. #78a009
  5. #678908
  6. #567207
  7. #455b05
  8. #344404
  9. #222e03
  10. #111701
  11. #000000

Tints

#ace40d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ace40d
  2. #b4e725
  3. #bde93d
  4. #c5ec56
  5. #cdef6e
  6. #d6f286
  7. #def49e
  8. #e6f7b6
  9. #eefacf
  10. #f7fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ace40d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ace40d
  2. #a8da19
  3. #a3d024
  4. #9fc630
  5. #9abc3b
  6. #96b247
  7. #92a852
  8. #8d9e5e
  9. #899469
  10. #848a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4d9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d132 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4d9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9db00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4d928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1dd9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ace40d {
  color: #ace40d;
}
Background
.bg-ace40d {
  background-color: #ace40d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ace40d {
  border: 2px solid #ace40d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ace40d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 228 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 89% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ace40d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ace40d, #40e40d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ace40d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 228 13 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.37 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.90 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.10 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.22 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.57 #531bf2 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#ace40d  rgb(172, 228, 13)  hsl(76, 89%, 47%)  Inchworm
#450de4  rgb(69, 13, 228)  hsl(256, 89%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#0dace4  rgb(13, 172, 228)  hsl(196, 89%, 47%)  Deep Sky Blue
#e40dac  rgb(228, 13, 172)  hsl(316, 89%, 47%)  Shocking Pink