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#AEC00B

#aec00b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aec00b is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 75.29% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.27% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 65.97°, with 89.16% saturation and 39.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4672

Complementary

  1. #aec00b
  2. #1d0bc0

Split complementary

  1. #aec00b
  2. #0b53c0
  3. #770bc0

Analogous

  1. #c0770b
  2. #aec00b
  3. #53c00b

Triadic

  1. #aec00b
  2. #0baec0
  3. #c00bae

Tetradic

  1. #aec00b
  2. #0bc01d
  3. #1d0bc0
  4. #c00bae

Square

  1. #aec00b
  2. #0bc077
  3. #1d0bc0
  4. #c00b53

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2f03
  2. #6c7807
  3. #aec00b
  4. #def325
  5. #e9f76d

Shades

#aec00b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec00b
  2. #9dad0a
  3. #8b9a09
  4. #7a8608
  5. #687307
  6. #576006
  7. #464d04
  8. #343a03
  9. #232602
  10. #111301
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec00b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec00b
  2. #b6c623
  3. #becd3c
  4. #c6d354
  5. #ced96d
  6. #d7e085
  7. #dfe69d
  8. #e7ecb6
  9. #eff2ce
  10. #f7f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec00b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec00b
  2. #a9ba17
  3. #a5b322
  4. #a0ad2e
  5. #9ca63a
  6. #97a046
  7. #929a51
  8. #8e935d
  9. #898d69
  10. #858674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3ba91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bab4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bb1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec00b {
  color: #aec00b;
}
Background
.bg-aec00b {
  background-color: #aec00b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec00b {
  border: 2px solid #aec00b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec00b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 192 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec00b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec00b, #53c00b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec00b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 192 11 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 10.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.84 #513ff4 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#aec00b  rgb(174, 192, 11)  hsl(66, 89%, 40%)  Apple Green
#1d0bc0  rgb(29, 11, 192)  hsl(246, 89%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0baec0  rgb(11, 174, 192)  hsl(186, 89%, 40%)  Cadet Blue
#c00bae  rgb(192, 11, 174)  hsl(306, 89%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red