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#AEB503

#aeb503 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeb503 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 70.98% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.34% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 62.36°, with 96.74% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.26.

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Relative luminance0.4205

Complementary

  1. #aeb503
  2. #0a03b5

Split complementary

  1. #aeb503
  2. #0355b5
  3. #6303b5

Analogous

  1. #b56303
  2. #aeb503
  3. #55b503

Triadic

  1. #aeb503
  2. #03aeb5
  3. #b503ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb503
  2. #03b50a
  3. #0a03b5
  4. #b503ae

Square

  1. #aeb503
  2. #03b563
  3. #0a03b5
  4. #b50355

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1f01
  2. #666a02
  3. #aeb503
  4. #f1fb0a
  5. #f6fc55

Shades

#aeb503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb503
  2. #9da303
  3. #8b9102
  4. #7a7f02
  5. #686d02
  6. #575b02
  7. #464801
  8. #343601
  9. #232401
  10. #111200
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb503
  2. #b6bc1c
  3. #bec435
  4. #c6cb4f
  5. #ced368
  6. #d7da81
  7. #dfe19a
  8. #e7e9b3
  9. #eff0cd
  10. #f7f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb503
  2. #a9b010
  3. #a5aa1c
  4. #a0a529
  5. #9ca035
  6. #979b42
  7. #92954e
  8. #8e905b
  9. #898b67
  10. #858574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb18a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba99a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6ae7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb503 {
  color: #aeb503;
}
Background
.bg-aeb503 {
  background-color: #aeb503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb503 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 181 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb503, #55b503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 181 3 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.89 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.63 #514afc Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Apple Green
#aeb503  rgb(174, 181, 3)  hsl(62, 97%, 36%)  Apple Green
#0a03b5  rgb(10, 3, 181)  hsl(242, 97%, 36%)  Zaffre
#03aeb5  rgb(3, 174, 181)  hsl(182, 97%, 36%)  Verdigris
#b503ae  rgb(181, 3, 174)  hsl(302, 97%, 36%)  Dark Orchid