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#AECB0E

#aecb0e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aecb0e 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, 79.61% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.1% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 69.21°, with 87.1% saturation and 42.55% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5174

Complementary

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #2b0ecb

Split complementary

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #0e4fcb
  3. #8a0ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb8a0e
  2. #aecb0e
  3. #4fcb0e

Triadic

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #0eaecb
  3. #cb0eae

Tetradic

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #0ecb2b
  3. #2b0ecb
  4. #cb0eae

Square

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #0ecb8a
  3. #2b0ecb
  4. #cb0e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #333c04
  2. #718309
  3. #aecb0e
  4. #d4f134
  5. #e3f67c

Shades

#aecb0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #9db70d
  3. #8ba20b
  4. #7a8e0a
  5. #687a08
  6. #576607
  7. #465106
  8. #343d04
  9. #232903
  10. #111401
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecb0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #b6d026
  3. #bed53e
  4. #c6db56
  5. #cee06e
  6. #d7e587
  7. #dfea9f
  8. #e7efb7
  9. #eff5cf
  10. #f7fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecb0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecb0e
  2. #a9c419
  3. #a5bc25
  4. #a0b530
  5. #9cad3c
  6. #97a647
  7. #929e52
  8. #8e975e
  9. #898f69
  10. #858875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bfad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7c423 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecb0e {
  color: #aecb0e;
}
Background
.bg-aecb0e {
  background-color: #aecb0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecb0e {
  border: 2px solid #aecb0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecb0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecb0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecb0e, #4fcb0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecb0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 14 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.83 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 11.53 #5134f1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aecb0e  rgb(174, 203, 14)  hsl(69, 87%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#2b0ecb  rgb(43, 14, 203)  hsl(249, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0eaecb  rgb(14, 174, 203)  hsl(189, 87%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#cb0eae  rgb(203, 14, 174)  hsl(309, 87%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red