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#AEC609

#aec609 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aec609 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, 77.65% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 67.62°, with 91.3% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4941

Complementary

  1. #aec609
  2. #2109c6

Split complementary

  1. #aec609
  2. #0950c6
  3. #8009c6

Analogous

  1. #c68009
  2. #aec609
  3. #50c609

Triadic

  1. #aec609
  2. #09aec6
  3. #c609ae

Tetradic

  1. #aec609
  2. #09c621
  3. #2109c6
  4. #c609ae

Square

  1. #aec609
  2. #09c680
  3. #2109c6
  4. #c60950

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3402
  2. #6e7d06
  3. #aec609
  4. #dbf526
  5. #e7f870

Shades

#aec609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec609
  2. #9db208
  3. #8b9e07
  4. #7a8b06
  5. #687705
  6. #576305
  7. #464f04
  8. #343b03
  9. #232802
  10. #111401
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec609
  2. #b6cc22
  3. #bed13a
  4. #c6d753
  5. #cedd6b
  6. #d7e384
  7. #dfe89d
  8. #e7eeb5
  9. #eff4ce
  10. #f7f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec609
  2. #a9bf15
  3. #a5b821
  4. #a0b12d
  5. #9caa39
  6. #97a345
  7. #929c50
  8. #8e955c
  9. #898e68
  10. #858774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bf94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9baa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bf86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec609 {
  color: #aec609;
}
Background
.bg-aec609 {
  background-color: #aec609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec609 {
  border: 2px solid #aec609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 198 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec609, #50c609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 198 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.95 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.36 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.24 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.03 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.28 #5139f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aec609  rgb(174, 198, 9)  hsl(68, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#2109c6  rgb(33, 9, 198)  hsl(248, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#09aec6  rgb(9, 174, 198)  hsl(188, 91%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#c609ae  rgb(198, 9, 174)  hsl(308, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red