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#AECE2A

#aece2a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aece2a 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, 80.78% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.61% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 71.71°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5331

Complementary

  1. #aece2a
  2. #4a2ace

Split complementary

  1. #aece2a
  2. #2a5cce
  3. #9c2ace

Analogous

  1. #ce9c2a
  2. #aece2a
  3. #5cce2a

Triadic

  1. #aece2a
  2. #2aaece
  3. #ce2aae

Tetradic

  1. #aece2a
  2. #2ace4a
  3. #4a2ace
  4. #ce2aae

Square

  1. #aece2a
  2. #2ace9c
  3. #4a2ace
  4. #ce2a5c

Monochromatic

  1. #434f10
  2. #788e1d
  3. #aece2a
  4. #c8e065
  5. #deeda4

Shades

#aece2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aece2a
  2. #9db926
  3. #8ba522
  4. #7a901d
  5. #687c19
  6. #576715
  7. #465211
  8. #343e0d
  9. #232908
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#aece2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aece2a
  2. #b6d33f
  3. #bed855
  4. #c6dd6a
  5. #cee27f
  6. #d7e795
  7. #dfebaa
  8. #e7f0bf
  9. #eff5d4
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aece2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aece2a
  2. #a9c633
  3. #a5be3b
  4. #a0b744
  5. #9caf4c
  6. #97a755
  7. #929f5e
  8. #8e9766
  9. #89906f
  10. #858877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac69b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c13b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc710 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aece2a {
  color: #aece2a;
}
Background
.bg-aece2a {
  background-color: #aece2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aece2a {
  border: 2px solid #aece2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aece2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 206 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aece2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aece2a, #5cce2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aece2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 206 42 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.03 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.32 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 11.12 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.16 #5131d5 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aece2a  rgb(174, 206, 42)  hsl(72, 66%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#4a2ace  rgb(74, 42, 206)  hsl(252, 66%, 49%)  Han Purple
#2aaece  rgb(42, 174, 206)  hsl(192, 66%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce2aae  rgb(206, 42, 174)  hsl(312, 66%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red