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#aeca3d ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aeca3d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.8% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 71.91°, with 57.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5158

Complementary

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #593dca

Split complementary

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #3d68ca
  3. #9f3dca

Analogous

  1. #ca9f3d
  2. #aeca3d
  3. #68ca3d

Triadic

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #3daeca
  3. #ca3dae

Tetradic

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #3dca59
  3. #593dca
  4. #ca3dae

Square

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #3dca9f
  3. #593dca
  4. #ca3d68

Monochromatic

  1. #4a5618
  2. #7d9228
  3. #aeca3d
  4. #c7da79
  5. #e0ebb5

Shades

#aeca3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #9db637
  3. #8ba231
  4. #7a8d2b
  5. #687925
  6. #57651f
  7. #465118
  8. #343d12
  9. #23280c
  10. #111406
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeca3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #b6cf50
  3. #bed564
  4. #c6da77
  5. #cedf8b
  6. #d7e59e
  7. #dfeab1
  8. #e7efc5
  9. #eff4d8
  10. #f7faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeca3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeca3d
  2. #a9c344
  3. #a5bb4a
  4. #a0b451
  5. #9cac58
  6. #97a55f
  7. #929e65
  8. #8e966c
  9. #898f73
  10. #858779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c39b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bfae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c330 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c344 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c48f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeca3d {
  color: #aeca3d;
}
Background
.bg-aeca3d {
  background-color: #aeca3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeca3d {
  border: 2px solid #aeca3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeca3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 202 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeca3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeca3d, #68ca3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeca3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 202 61 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.92 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.52 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.70 #5135c2 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aeca3d  rgb(174, 202, 61)  hsl(72, 57%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#593dca  rgb(89, 61, 202)  hsl(252, 57%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#3daeca  rgb(61, 174, 202)  hsl(192, 57%, 52%)  Moonstone Blue
#ca3dae  rgb(202, 61, 174)  hsl(312, 57%, 52%)  Mulberry