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#AECB01

#aecb01 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aecb01 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 79.61% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 68.61°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5171

Complementary

  1. #aecb01
  2. #1e01cb

Split complementary

  1. #aecb01
  2. #0149cb
  3. #8301cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8301
  2. #aecb01
  3. #49cb01

Triadic

  1. #aecb01
  2. #01aecb
  3. #cb01ae

Tetradic

  1. #aecb01
  2. #01cb1e
  3. #1e01cb
  4. #cb01ae

Square

  1. #aecb01
  2. #01cb83
  3. #1e01cb
  4. #cb0149

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3300
  2. #6d7f01
  3. #aecb01
  4. #ddfe1b
  5. #e9fe67

Shades

#aecb01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecb01
  2. #9db701
  3. #8ba201
  4. #7a8e01
  5. #687a01
  6. #576601
  7. #465100
  8. #343d00
  9. #232900
  10. #111400
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecb01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecb01
  2. #b6d01a
  3. #bed534
  4. #c6db4d
  5. #cee067
  6. #d7e580
  7. #dfea99
  8. #e7efb3
  9. #eff5cc
  10. #f7fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecb01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecb01
  2. #a9c40e
  3. #a5bc1a
  4. #a0b527
  5. #9cad34
  6. #97a641
  7. #929e4d
  8. #8e975a
  9. #898f67
  10. #858873
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bfac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecb01 {
  color: #aecb01;
}
Background
.bg-aecb01 {
  background-color: #aecb01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecb01 {
  border: 2px solid #aecb01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecb01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecb01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecb01, #49cb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecb01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 1 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.46 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.42 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.47 #5134fe Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aecb01  rgb(174, 203, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#1e01cb  rgb(30, 1, 203)  hsl(249, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#01aecb  rgb(1, 174, 203)  hsl(189, 99%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#cb01ae  rgb(203, 1, 174)  hsl(309, 99%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red