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#AECA16

#aeca16 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeca16 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, 79.22% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.11% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 69.33°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.513

Complementary

  1. #aeca16
  2. #3216ca

Split complementary

  1. #aeca16
  2. #1654ca
  3. #8c16ca

Analogous

  1. #ca8c16
  2. #aeca16
  3. #54ca16

Triadic

  1. #aeca16
  2. #16aeca
  3. #ca16ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeca16
  2. #16ca32
  3. #3216ca
  4. #ca16ae

Square

  1. #aeca16
  2. #16ca8c
  3. #3216ca
  4. #ca1654

Monochromatic

  1. #374007
  2. #73850e
  3. #aeca16
  4. #d0ea42
  5. #e1f287

Shades

#aeca16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeca16
  2. #9db614
  3. #8ba212
  4. #7a8d0f
  5. #68790d
  6. #57650b
  7. #465109
  8. #343d07
  9. #232804
  10. #111402
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeca16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeca16
  2. #b6cf2d
  3. #bed545
  4. #c6da5c
  5. #cedf73
  6. #d7e58b
  7. #dfeaa2
  8. #e7efb9
  9. #eff4d0
  10. #f7fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeca16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeca16
  2. #a9c321
  3. #a5bb2b
  4. #a0b436
  5. #9cac40
  6. #97a54b
  7. #929e56
  8. #8e9660
  9. #898f6b
  10. #858775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9beac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c327 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeca16 {
  color: #aeca16;
}
Background
.bg-aeca16 {
  background-color: #aeca16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeca16 {
  border: 2px solid #aeca16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeca16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 202 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeca16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeca16, #54ca16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeca16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 202 22 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.05 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.63 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.63 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.66 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.83 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.25 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.53 #5135e9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aeca16  rgb(174, 202, 22)  hsl(69, 80%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#3216ca  rgb(50, 22, 202)  hsl(249, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#16aeca  rgb(22, 174, 202)  hsl(189, 80%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#ca16ae  rgb(202, 22, 174)  hsl(309, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red