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#AEC438

#aec438 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aec438 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 69.43°, with 55.56% saturation and 49.41% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4876

Complementary

  1. #aec438
  2. #4e38c4

Split complementary

  1. #aec438
  2. #3868c4
  3. #9438c4

Analogous

  1. #c49438
  2. #aec438
  3. #68c438

Triadic

  1. #aec438
  2. #38aec4
  3. #c438ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec438
  2. #38c44e
  3. #4e38c4
  4. #c438ae

Square

  1. #aec438
  2. #38c494
  3. #4e38c4
  4. #c43868

Monochromatic

  1. #444d16
  2. #798827
  3. #aec438
  4. #c7d772
  5. #dee8ad

Shades

#aec438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec438
  2. #9db032
  3. #8b9d2d
  4. #7a8927
  5. #687622
  6. #57621c
  7. #464e16
  8. #343b11
  9. #23270b
  10. #111406
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec438
  2. #b6ca4c
  3. #bed060
  4. #c6d674
  5. #cedc88
  6. #d7e29c
  7. #dfe7af
  8. #e7edc3
  9. #eff3d7
  10. #f7f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec438
  2. #a9bd3f
  3. #a5b646
  4. #a0b04e
  5. #9ca955
  6. #97a25c
  7. #929b63
  8. #8e946a
  9. #898e72
  10. #858779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5be97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b91f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4be2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2be3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4be8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec438 {
  color: #aec438;
}
Background
.bg-aec438 {
  background-color: #aec438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec438 {
  border: 2px solid #aec438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 196 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 56% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec438, #68c438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 196 56 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.57 #513bc7 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aec438  rgb(174, 196, 56)  hsl(69, 56%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#4e38c4  rgb(78, 56, 196)  hsl(249, 56%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#38aec4  rgb(56, 174, 196)  hsl(189, 56%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#c438ae  rgb(196, 56, 174)  hsl(309, 56%, 49%)  Purpureus