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#AEC92D

#aec92d ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aec92d 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, 78.82% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.61% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 70.38°, with 63.41% saturation and 48.24% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5096

Complementary

  1. #aec92d
  2. #482dc9

Split complementary

  1. #aec92d
  2. #2d60c9
  3. #962dc9

Analogous

  1. #c9962d
  2. #aec92d
  3. #60c92d

Triadic

  1. #aec92d
  2. #2daec9
  3. #c92dae

Tetradic

  1. #aec92d
  2. #2dc948
  3. #482dc9
  4. #c92dae

Square

  1. #aec92d
  2. #2dc996
  3. #482dc9
  4. #c92d60

Monochromatic

  1. #424c11
  2. #788b1f
  3. #aec92d
  4. #c8dd66
  5. #dfeba4

Shades

#aec92d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aec92d
  2. #9db529
  3. #8ba124
  4. #7a8d20
  5. #68791b
  6. #576517
  7. #465012
  8. #343c0e
  9. #232809
  10. #111405
  11. #000000

Tints

#aec92d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aec92d
  2. #b6ce42
  3. #bed457
  4. #c6d96c
  5. #cedf81
  6. #d7e496
  7. #dfe9ab
  8. #e7efc0
  9. #eff4d5
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aec92d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aec92d
  2. #a9c235
  3. #a5ba3e
  4. #a0b346
  5. #9cac4e
  6. #97a557
  7. #929d5f
  8. #8e9667
  9. #898f6f
  10. #858778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7c299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8beac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c237 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aec92d {
  color: #aec92d;
}
Background
.bg-aec92d {
  background-color: #aec92d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aec92d {
  border: 2px solid #aec92d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aec92d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 201 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aec92d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aec92d, #60c92d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aec92d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 201 45 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.95 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.24 #5136d2 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aec92d  rgb(174, 201, 45)  hsl(70, 63%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#482dc9  rgb(72, 45, 201)  hsl(250, 63%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#2daec9  rgb(45, 174, 201)  hsl(190, 63%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#c92dae  rgb(201, 45, 174)  hsl(310, 63%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red