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#AECE31

#aece31 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aece31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.21% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 72.23°, with 61.57% saturation and 50% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5336

Complementary

  1. #aece31
  2. #5131ce

Split complementary

  1. #aece31
  2. #315fce
  3. #a031ce

Analogous

  1. #cea031
  2. #aece31
  3. #5fce31

Triadic

  1. #aece31
  2. #31aece
  3. #ce31ae

Tetradic

  1. #aece31
  2. #31ce51
  3. #5131ce
  4. #ce31ae

Square

  1. #aece31
  2. #31cea0
  3. #5131ce
  4. #ce315f

Monochromatic

  1. #465214
  2. #7a9022
  3. #aece31
  4. #c6dd6f
  5. #dfebad

Shades

#aece31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aece31
  2. #9db92c
  3. #8ba527
  4. #7a9022
  5. #687c1d
  6. #576719
  7. #465214
  8. #343e0f
  9. #23290a
  10. #111505
  11. #000000

Tints

#aece31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aece31
  2. #b6d346
  3. #bed85a
  4. #c6dd6f
  5. #cee283
  6. #d7e798
  7. #dfebad
  8. #e7f0c1
  9. #eff5d6
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aece31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aece31
  2. #a9c639
  3. #a5be41
  4. #a0b749
  5. #9caf51
  6. #97a759
  7. #929f60
  8. #8e9768
  9. #899070
  10. #858878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac69c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc203 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c140 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc71e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c73b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c88f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aece31 {
  color: #aece31;
}
Background
.bg-aece31 {
  background-color: #aece31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aece31 {
  border: 2px solid #aece31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aece31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 206 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aece31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aece31, #5fce31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aece31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 206 49 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.63 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.02 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.09 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.20 #5131ce Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aece31  rgb(174, 206, 49)  hsl(72, 62%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#5131ce  rgb(81, 49, 206)  hsl(252, 62%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#31aece  rgb(49, 174, 206)  hsl(192, 62%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce31ae  rgb(206, 49, 174)  hsl(312, 62%, 50%)  Medium Violet Red