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#AECB38

#aecb38 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aecb38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.41% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 71.84°, with 58.57% saturation and 50.78% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.52

Complementary

  1. #aecb38
  2. #5538cb

Split complementary

  1. #aecb38
  2. #3864cb
  3. #9f38cb

Analogous

  1. #cb9f38
  2. #aecb38
  3. #64cb38

Triadic

  1. #aecb38
  2. #38aecb
  3. #cb38ae

Tetradic

  1. #aecb38
  2. #38cb55
  3. #5538cb
  4. #cb38ae

Square

  1. #aecb38
  2. #38cb9f
  3. #5538cb
  4. #cb3864

Monochromatic

  1. #485416
  2. #7c9126
  3. #aecb38
  4. #c7db75
  5. #dfebb1

Shades

#aecb38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecb38
  2. #9db732
  3. #8ba22d
  4. #7a8e27
  5. #687a22
  6. #57661c
  7. #465116
  8. #343d11
  9. #23290b
  10. #111406
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecb38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecb38
  2. #b6d04c
  3. #bed560
  4. #c6db74
  5. #cee088
  6. #d7e59c
  7. #dfeaaf
  8. #e7efc3
  9. #eff5d7
  10. #f7faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecb38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecb38
  2. #a9c43f
  3. #a5bc46
  4. #a0b54e
  5. #9cad55
  6. #97a65c
  7. #929e63
  8. #8e976a
  9. #898f72
  10. #858879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8c49b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c429 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c440 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecb38 {
  color: #aecb38;
}
Background
.bg-aecb38 {
  background-color: #aecb38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecb38 {
  border: 2px solid #aecb38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecb38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecb38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecb38, #64cb38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecb38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 56 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.85 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.61 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.19 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.60 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 10.82 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.92 #5134c7 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aecb38  rgb(174, 203, 56)  hsl(72, 59%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#5538cb  rgb(85, 56, 203)  hsl(252, 59%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#38aecb  rgb(56, 174, 203)  hsl(192, 59%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb38ae  rgb(203, 56, 174)  hsl(312, 59%, 51%)  Mulberry