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#AEC461

#aec461 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aec461 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 76.86% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.51% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 45.62% saturation and 57.45% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4934

Complementary

  1. #aec461
  2. #7761c4

Split complementary

  1. #aec461
  2. #617dc4
  3. #a861c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a861
  2. #aec461
  3. #7dc461

Triadic

  1. #aec461
  2. #61aec4
  3. #c461ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec461
  2. #61c477
  3. #7761c4
  4. #c461ae

Square

  1. #aec461
  2. #61c4a8
  3. #7761c4
  4. #c4617d

Monochromatic

  1. #586626
  2. #889e3b
  3. #aec461
  4. #cbd999
  5. #e7eed0

Shades

#aec461 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec461
  2. #9db057
  3. #8b9d4e
  4. #7a8944
  5. #68763a
  6. #576231
  7. #464e27
  8. #343b1d
  9. #232713
  10. #11140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec461 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec461
  2. #b6ca71
  3. #bed081
  4. #c6d690
  5. #cedca0
  6. #d7e2b0
  7. #dfe7c0
  8. #e7edd0
  9. #eff3df
  10. #f7f9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec461 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec461
  2. #a9bd64
  3. #a5b667
  4. #a0b06a
  5. #9ca96d
  6. #97a271
  7. #929b74
  8. #8e9477
  9. #898e7a
  10. #85877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6be9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbb58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccbb67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2be5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bf64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3bf95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec461 {
  color: #aec461;
}
Background
.bg-aec461 {
  background-color: #aec461;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec461 {
  border: 2px solid #aec461;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec461;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 196 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 46% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec461 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec461, #7dc461);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec461 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 196 97 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.26 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.73 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.37 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 10.41 #513b9e Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

June Bud
#aec461  rgb(174, 196, 97)  hsl(73, 46%, 57%)  June Bud
#7761c4  rgb(119, 97, 196)  hsl(253, 46%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#61aec4  rgb(97, 174, 196)  hsl(193, 46%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#c461ae  rgb(196, 97, 174)  hsl(313, 46%, 57%)  Sky Magenta