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#AECB59

#aecb59 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aecb59 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 79.61% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.16% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 75.26°, with 52.29% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.5243

Complementary

  1. #aecb59
  2. #7659cb

Split complementary

  1. #aecb59
  2. #5975cb
  3. #af59cb

Analogous

  1. #cbaf59
  2. #aecb59
  3. #75cb59

Triadic

  1. #aecb59
  2. #59aecb
  3. #cb59ae

Tetradic

  1. #aecb59
  2. #59cb76
  3. #7659cb
  4. #cb59ae

Square

  1. #aecb59
  2. #59cbaf
  3. #7659cb
  4. #cb5975

Monochromatic

  1. #576a21
  2. #87a433
  3. #aecb59
  4. #cadd93
  5. #e7efcd

Shades

#aecb59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecb59
  2. #9db750
  3. #8ba247
  4. #7a8e3e
  5. #687a35
  6. #57662d
  7. #465124
  8. #343d1b
  9. #232912
  10. #111409
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecb59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecb59
  2. #b6d06a
  3. #bed57a
  4. #c6db8b
  5. #cee09b
  6. #d7e5ac
  7. #dfeabd
  8. #e7efcd
  9. #eff5de
  10. #f7faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecb59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecb59
  2. #a9c45d
  3. #a5bc61
  4. #a0b565
  5. #9cad69
  6. #97a66d
  7. #929e70
  8. #8e9774
  9. #898f78
  10. #85887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c04d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c060 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c2b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7c552 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c45d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3c596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecb59 {
  color: #aecb59;
}
Background
.bg-aecb59 {
  background-color: #aecb59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecb59 {
  border: 2px solid #aecb59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecb59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 203 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 52% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecb59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecb59, #75cb59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecb59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 203 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.95 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.34 #5134a6 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

June Bud
#aecb59  rgb(174, 203, 89)  hsl(75, 52%, 57%)  June Bud
#7659cb  rgb(118, 89, 203)  hsl(255, 52%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#59aecb  rgb(89, 174, 203)  hsl(195, 52%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#cb59ae  rgb(203, 89, 174)  hsl(315, 52%, 57%)  Sky Magenta