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#AEC415

#aec415 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aec415 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, 76.86% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.29% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 67.54°, with 80.65% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 6.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4853

Complementary

  1. #aec415
  2. #2b15c4

Split complementary

  1. #aec415
  2. #1557c4
  3. #8215c4

Analogous

  1. #c48215
  2. #aec415
  3. #57c415

Triadic

  1. #aec415
  2. #15aec4
  3. #c415ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec415
  2. #15c42b
  3. #2b15c4
  4. #c415ae

Square

  1. #aec415
  2. #15c482
  3. #2b15c4
  4. #c41557

Monochromatic

  1. #333a06
  2. #717f0e
  3. #aec415
  4. #d4ea3b
  5. #e3f181

Shades

#aec415 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec415
  2. #9db013
  3. #8b9d11
  4. #7a890f
  5. #68760d
  6. #57620b
  7. #464e08
  8. #343b06
  9. #232704
  10. #111402
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec415 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec415
  2. #b6ca2c
  3. #bed044
  4. #c6d65b
  5. #cedc73
  6. #d7e28a
  7. #dfe7a1
  8. #e7edb9
  9. #eff3d0
  10. #f7f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec415 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec415
  2. #a9bd20
  3. #a5b62a
  4. #a0b035
  5. #9ca940
  6. #97a24b
  7. #929b55
  8. #8e9460
  9. #898e6b
  10. #858775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5be94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3be25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bd85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec415 {
  color: #aec415;
}
Background
.bg-aec415 {
  background-color: #aec415;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec415 {
  border: 2px solid #aec415;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec415;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 196 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 81% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec415 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec415, #57c415);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec415 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 196 21 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.12 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.18 #513bea Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aec415  rgb(174, 196, 21)  hsl(68, 81%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#2b15c4  rgb(43, 21, 196)  hsl(248, 81%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#15aec4  rgb(21, 174, 196)  hsl(188, 81%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#c415ae  rgb(196, 21, 174)  hsl(308, 81%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red