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#AEC331

#aec331 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aec331 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 68.63°, with 59.84% saturation and 47.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4825

Complementary

  1. #aec331
  2. #4631c3

Split complementary

  1. #aec331
  2. #3165c3
  3. #8f31c3

Analogous

  1. #c38f31
  2. #aec331
  3. #65c331

Triadic

  1. #aec331
  2. #31aec3
  3. #c331ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec331
  2. #31c346
  3. #4631c3
  4. #c331ae

Square

  1. #aec331
  2. #31c38f
  3. #4631c3
  4. #c33165

Monochromatic

  1. #414912
  2. #778622
  3. #aec331
  4. #c9d968
  5. #dfe8a5

Shades

#aec331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec331
  2. #9db02c
  3. #8b9c27
  4. #7a8922
  5. #68751d
  6. #576219
  7. #464e14
  8. #343b0f
  9. #23270a
  10. #111405
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec331
  2. #b6c946
  3. #becf5a
  4. #c6d56f
  5. #cedb83
  6. #d7e198
  7. #dfe7ad
  8. #e7edc1
  9. #eff3d6
  10. #f7f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec331
  2. #a9bc39
  3. #a5b641
  4. #a0af49
  5. #9ca851
  6. #97a259
  7. #929b60
  8. #8e9468
  9. #898d70
  10. #858778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4bd95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b80e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bd21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bd39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bc88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec331 {
  color: #aec331;
}
Background
.bg-aec331 {
  background-color: #aec331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec331 {
  border: 2px solid #aec331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec331, #65c331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.92 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.67 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.92 #513cce Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aec331  rgb(174, 195, 49)  hsl(69, 60%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4631c3  rgb(70, 49, 195)  hsl(249, 60%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#31aec3  rgb(49, 174, 195)  hsl(189, 60%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#c331ae  rgb(195, 49, 174)  hsl(309, 60%, 48%)  Purpureus