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#AECD12

#aecd12 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aecd12 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, 80.39% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 69.95°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.527

Complementary

  1. #aecd12
  2. #3112cd

Split complementary

  1. #aecd12
  2. #1250cd
  3. #8f12cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #aecd12
  3. #50cd12

Triadic

  1. #aecd12
  2. #12aecd
  3. #cd12ae

Tetradic

  1. #aecd12
  2. #12cd31
  3. #3112cd
  4. #cd12ae

Square

  1. #aecd12
  2. #12cd8f
  3. #3112cd
  4. #cd1250

Monochromatic

  1. #374006
  2. #72870c
  3. #aecd12
  4. #d1ee3e
  5. #e2f484

Shades

#aecd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecd12
  2. #9db910
  3. #8ba40e
  4. #7a900d
  5. #687b0b
  6. #576709
  7. #465207
  8. #343e05
  9. #232904
  10. #111502
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecd12
  2. #b6d22a
  3. #bed741
  4. #c6dc59
  5. #cee171
  6. #d7e689
  7. #dfeba0
  8. #e7f0b8
  9. #eff5d0
  10. #f7fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecd12
  2. #a9c51d
  3. #a5be28
  4. #a0b633
  5. #9cae3e
  6. #97a749
  7. #929f54
  8. #8e975f
  9. #898f6a
  10. #858875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9c599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c02e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c625 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecd12 {
  color: #aecd12;
}
Background
.bg-aecd12 {
  background-color: #aecd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecd12 {
  border: 2px solid #aecd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 205 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecd12, #50cd12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 205 18 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.81 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.22 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 11.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.42 #5132ed Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aecd12  rgb(174, 205, 18)  hsl(70, 84%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#3112cd  rgb(49, 18, 205)  hsl(250, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#12aecd  rgb(18, 174, 205)  hsl(190, 84%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#cd12ae  rgb(205, 18, 174)  hsl(310, 84%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red