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#ACEA4E

#acea4e ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#acea4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 83.85°, with 78.79% saturation and 61.18% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.6817

Complementary

  1. #acea4e
  2. #8c4eea

Split complementary

  1. #acea4e
  2. #4e5eea
  3. #da4eea

Analogous

  1. #eada4e
  2. #acea4e
  3. #5eea4e

Triadic

  1. #acea4e
  2. #4eacea
  3. #ea4eac

Tetradic

  1. #acea4e
  2. #4eea8c
  3. #8c4eea
  4. #ea4eac

Square

  1. #acea4e
  2. #4eeada
  3. #8c4eea
  4. #ea4e5e

Monochromatic

  1. #5c8e11
  2. #89d319
  3. #acea4e
  4. #ccf292
  5. #ecfad7

Shades

#acea4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acea4e
  2. #9bd346
  3. #8abb3e
  4. #78a437
  5. #678c2f
  6. #567527
  7. #455e1f
  8. #344617
  9. #222f10
  10. #111708
  11. #000000

Tints

#acea4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acea4e
  2. #b4ec60
  3. #bdee71
  4. #c5f083
  5. #cdf295
  6. #d6f5a7
  7. #def7b8
  8. #e6f9ca
  9. #eefbdc
  10. #f7fded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acea4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acea4e
  2. #a8df53
  3. #a3d558
  4. #9fca5d
  5. #9ac062
  6. #96b567
  7. #92aa6c
  8. #8da071
  9. #899576
  10. #848b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7dfb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5da38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd65b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1e0cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dce142 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6de56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afe4a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acea4e {
  color: #acea4e;
}
Background
.bg-acea4e {
  background-color: #acea4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acea4e {
  border: 2px solid #acea4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acea4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 234 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 79% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acea4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acea4e, #5eea4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acea4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 234 78 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 1.40 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 5.24 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 5.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.72 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.74 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.03 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.26 #5315b1 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#acea4e  rgb(172, 234, 78)  hsl(84, 79%, 61%)  Inchworm
#8c4eea  rgb(140, 78, 234)  hsl(264, 79%, 61%)  Blue Violet
#4eacea  rgb(78, 172, 234)  hsl(204, 79%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#ea4eac  rgb(234, 78, 172)  hsl(324, 79%, 61%)  Persian Rose