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#AECE2C

#aece2c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aece2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 71.85°, with 64.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 3.86.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5332

Complementary

  1. #aece2c
  2. #4c2cce

Split complementary

  1. #aece2c
  2. #2c5dce
  3. #9d2cce

Analogous

  1. #ce9d2c
  2. #aece2c
  3. #5dce2c

Triadic

  1. #aece2c
  2. #2caece
  3. #ce2cae

Tetradic

  1. #aece2c
  2. #2cce4c
  3. #4c2cce
  4. #ce2cae

Square

  1. #aece2c
  2. #2cce9d
  3. #4c2cce
  4. #ce2c5d

Monochromatic

  1. #445011
  2. #798f1f
  3. #aece2c
  4. #c7df68
  5. #deeca7

Shades

#aece2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aece2c
  2. #9db928
  3. #8ba523
  4. #7a901f
  5. #687c1a
  6. #576716
  7. #465212
  8. #343e0d
  9. #232909
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#aece2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aece2c
  2. #b6d341
  3. #bed856
  4. #c6dd6b
  5. #cee280
  6. #d7e796
  7. #dfebab
  8. #e7f0c0
  9. #eff5d5
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aece2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aece2c
  2. #a9c634
  3. #a5be3d
  4. #a0b745
  5. #9caf4e
  6. #97a756
  7. #929f5e
  8. #8e9767
  9. #89906f
  10. #858878
  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 #d7c13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc714 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c637 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aece2c {
  color: #aece2c;
}
Background
.bg-aece2c {
  background-color: #aece2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aece2c {
  border: 2px solid #aece2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aece2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 206 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aece2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aece2c, #5dce2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aece2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 206 44 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.86 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.21 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.02 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.26 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 11.16 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.16 #5131d3 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aece2c  rgb(174, 206, 44)  hsl(72, 65%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#4c2cce  rgb(76, 44, 206)  hsl(252, 65%, 49%)  Han Purple
#2caece  rgb(44, 174, 206)  hsl(192, 65%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce2cae  rgb(206, 44, 174)  hsl(312, 65%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red