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#AECE38

#aece38 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aece38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.82% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 72.8°, with 60.48% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5343

Complementary

  1. #aece38
  2. #5838ce

Split complementary

  1. #aece38
  2. #3863ce
  3. #a338ce

Analogous

  1. #cea338
  2. #aece38
  3. #63ce38

Triadic

  1. #aece38
  2. #38aece
  3. #ce38ae

Tetradic

  1. #aece38
  2. #38ce58
  3. #5838ce
  4. #ce38ae

Square

  1. #aece38
  2. #38cea3
  3. #5838ce
  4. #ce3863

Monochromatic

  1. #495716
  2. #7d9525
  3. #aece38
  4. #c7dd75
  5. #e0ecb3

Shades

#aece38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aece38
  2. #9db932
  3. #8ba52d
  4. #7a9027
  5. #687c22
  6. #57671c
  7. #465216
  8. #343e11
  9. #23290b
  10. #111506
  11. #000000

Tints

#aece38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aece38
  2. #b6d34c
  3. #bed860
  4. #c6dd74
  5. #cee288
  6. #d7e79c
  7. #dfebaf
  8. #e7f0c3
  9. #eff5d7
  10. #f7faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aece38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aece38
  2. #a9c63f
  3. #a5be46
  4. #a0b74e
  5. #9caf55
  6. #97a75c
  7. #929f63
  8. #8e976a
  9. #899072
  10. #858879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc21a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c3b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cac729 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c740 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aece38 {
  color: #aece38;
}
Background
.bg-aece38 {
  background-color: #aece38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aece38 {
  border: 2px solid #aece38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aece38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 206 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aece38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aece38, #63ce38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aece38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 206 56 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.47 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.65 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.87 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.05 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 11.00 #5131c7 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aece38  rgb(174, 206, 56)  hsl(73, 60%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#5838ce  rgb(88, 56, 206)  hsl(253, 60%, 51%)  Ocean Blue
#38aece  rgb(56, 174, 206)  hsl(193, 60%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#ce38ae  rgb(206, 56, 174)  hsl(313, 60%, 51%)  Shocking Pink