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#ACED1E

#aced1e ≈ Spring Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#aced1e 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, 92.94% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.34% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 78.84°, with 85.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 14.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Spring Bud (#a7fc00), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#99ff33
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Relative luminance0.6943

Complementary

  1. #aced1e
  2. #5f1eed

Split complementary

  1. #aced1e
  2. #1e44ed
  3. #c61eed

Analogous

  1. #edc61e
  2. #aced1e
  3. #44ed1e

Triadic

  1. #aced1e
  2. #1eaced
  3. #ed1eac

Tetradic

  1. #aced1e
  2. #1eed5f
  3. #5f1eed
  4. #ed1eac

Square

  1. #aced1e
  2. #1eedc6
  3. #5f1eed
  4. #ed1e44

Monochromatic

  1. #4b6a08
  2. #7db00e
  3. #aced1e
  4. #c6f365
  5. #e0f8ac

Shades

#aced1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aced1e
  2. #9bd51b
  3. #8abe18
  4. #78a615
  5. #678e12
  6. #56770f
  7. #455f0c
  8. #344709
  9. #222f06
  10. #111803
  11. #000000

Tints

#aced1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aced1e
  2. #b4ef35
  3. #bdf14b
  4. #c5f262
  5. #cdf478
  6. #d6f68f
  7. #def8a5
  8. #e6fabc
  9. #eefbd2
  10. #f7fde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aced1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aced1e
  2. #a8e228
  3. #a3d732
  4. #9fcc3b
  5. #9ac145
  6. #96b74f
  7. #92ac59
  8. #8da163
  9. #89966c
  10. #848b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1d83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3e2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfe300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9e132 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0e6a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aced1e {
  color: #aced1e;
}
Background
.bg-aced1e {
  background-color: #aced1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aced1e {
  border: 2px solid #aced1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aced1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 237 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aced1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aced1e, #44ed1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aced1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 237 30 / 0.35);
}

#a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.46 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.94 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 4.57 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 5.46 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.55 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.67 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.02 #5312e1 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Spring Bud
#aced1e  rgb(172, 237, 30)  hsl(79, 85%, 52%)  Spring Bud
#5f1eed  rgb(95, 30, 237)  hsl(259, 85%, 52%)  Han Purple
#1eaced  rgb(30, 172, 237)  hsl(199, 85%, 52%)  Carolina Blue
#ed1eac  rgb(237, 30, 172)  hsl(319, 85%, 52%)  Shocking Pink