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#AEC74A

#aec74a ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aec74a 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, 78.04% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.81% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 52.74% saturation and 53.53% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5034

Complementary

  1. #aec74a
  2. #634ac7

Split complementary

  1. #aec74a
  2. #4a70c7
  3. #a14ac7

Analogous

  1. #c7a14a
  2. #aec74a
  3. #70c74a

Triadic

  1. #aec74a
  2. #4aaec7
  3. #c74aae

Tetradic

  1. #aec74a
  2. #4ac763
  3. #634ac7
  4. #c74aae

Square

  1. #aec74a
  2. #4ac7a1
  3. #634ac7
  4. #c74a70

Monochromatic

  1. #4f5c1c
  2. #81962e
  3. #aec74a
  4. #c8d984
  5. #e2ebbf

Shades

#aec74a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec74a
  2. #9db343
  3. #8b9f3b
  4. #7a8b34
  5. #68772c
  6. #576425
  7. #46501e
  8. #343c16
  9. #23280f
  10. #111407
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec74a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec74a
  2. #b6cd5c
  3. #bed26e
  4. #c6d880
  5. #cedd92
  6. #d7e3a5
  7. #dfe9b7
  8. #e7eec9
  9. #eff4db
  10. #f7f9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec74a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec74a
  2. #a9c04f
  3. #a5b955
  4. #a0b25a
  5. #9cab60
  6. #97a465
  7. #929c6a
  8. #8e9570
  9. #898e75
  10. #85877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c19b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bc3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bdad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c141 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c14f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec74a {
  color: #aec74a;
}
Background
.bg-aec74a {
  background-color: #aec74a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec74a {
  border: 2px solid #aec74a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec74a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 199 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 53% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec74a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec74a, #70c74a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec74a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 199 74 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.58 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.67 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.65 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.27 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.45 #5138b5 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

June Bud
#aec74a  rgb(174, 199, 74)  hsl(72, 53%, 54%)  June Bud
#634ac7  rgb(99, 74, 199)  hsl(252, 53%, 54%)  Iris
#4aaec7  rgb(74, 174, 199)  hsl(192, 53%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#c74aae  rgb(199, 74, 174)  hsl(312, 53%, 54%)  Mulberry