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#aeca1b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeca1b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.63% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 69.6°, with 76.42% saturation and 44.9% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5132

Complementary

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #371bca

Split complementary

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #1b56ca
  3. #8e1bca

Analogous

  1. #ca8e1b
  2. #aeca1b
  3. #56ca1b

Triadic

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #1baeca
  3. #ca1bae

Tetradic

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #1bca37
  3. #371bca
  4. #ca1bae

Square

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #1bca8e
  3. #371bca
  4. #ca1b56

Monochromatic

  1. #3a4309
  2. #748712
  3. #aeca1b
  4. #cee74b
  5. #e0f08e

Shades

#aeca1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #9db618
  3. #8ba216
  4. #7a8d13
  5. #687910
  6. #57650e
  7. #46510b
  8. #343d08
  9. #232805
  10. #111403
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeca1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #b6cf32
  3. #bed549
  4. #c6da5f
  5. #cedf76
  6. #d7e58d
  7. #dfeaa4
  8. #e7efbb
  9. #eff4d1
  10. #f7fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeca1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeca1b
  2. #a9c325
  3. #a5bb2f
  4. #a0b439
  5. #9cac43
  6. #97a54e
  7. #929e58
  8. #8e9662
  9. #898f6c
  10. #858776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c32a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeca1b {
  color: #aeca1b;
}
Background
.bg-aeca1b {
  background-color: #aeca1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeca1b {
  border: 2px solid #aeca1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeca1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 202 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeca1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeca1b, #56ca1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeca1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 202 27 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.91 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.70 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.72 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.61 #5135e4 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aeca1b  rgb(174, 202, 27)  hsl(70, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#371bca  rgb(55, 27, 202)  hsl(250, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#1baeca  rgb(27, 174, 202)  hsl(190, 76%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#ca1bae  rgb(202, 27, 174)  hsl(310, 76%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red