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#ACEA2E

#acea2e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#acea2e 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, 91.76% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 79.79°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6781

Complementary

  1. #acea2e
  2. #6c2eea

Split complementary

  1. #acea2e
  2. #2e4eea
  3. #ca2eea

Analogous

  1. #eaca2e
  2. #acea2e
  3. #4eea2e

Triadic

  1. #acea2e
  2. #2eacea
  3. #ea2eac

Tetradic

  1. #acea2e
  2. #2eea6c
  3. #6c2eea
  4. #ea2eac

Square

  1. #acea2e
  2. #2eeaca
  3. #6c2eea
  4. #ea2e4e

Monochromatic

  1. #51730c
  2. #82b913
  3. #acea2e
  4. #c8f174
  5. #e3f8b9

Shades

#acea2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acea2e
  2. #9bd329
  3. #8abb25
  4. #78a420
  5. #678c1c
  6. #567517
  7. #455e12
  8. #34460e
  9. #222f09
  10. #111705
  11. #000000

Tints

#acea2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acea2e
  2. #b4ec43
  3. #bdee58
  4. #c5f06d
  5. #cdf282
  6. #d6f597
  7. #def7ab
  8. #e6f9c0
  9. #eefbd5
  10. #f7fdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acea2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acea2e
  2. #a8df36
  3. #a3d53e
  4. #9fca47
  5. #9ac04f
  6. #96b557
  7. #92aa5f
  8. #8da067
  9. #899570
  10. #848b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7dfad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed643 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3dfc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce00b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7de3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acea2e {
  color: #acea2e;
}
Background
.bg-acea2e {
  background-color: #acea2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acea2e {
  border: 2px solid #acea2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acea2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 234 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acea2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acea2e, #4eea2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acea2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 234 46 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.77 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.27 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.54 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.18 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 6.22 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.88 #5315d1 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#acea2e  rgb(172, 234, 46)  hsl(80, 82%, 55%)  Inchworm
#6c2eea  rgb(108, 46, 234)  hsl(260, 82%, 55%)  Electric Indigo
#2eacea  rgb(46, 172, 234)  hsl(200, 82%, 55%)  Carolina Blue
#ea2eac  rgb(234, 46, 172)  hsl(320, 82%, 55%)  Shocking Pink