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#AECF37

#aecf37 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aecf37 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, 81.18% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.43% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 73.03°, with 61.29% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.539

Complementary

  1. #aecf37
  2. #5837cf

Split complementary

  1. #aecf37
  2. #3762cf
  3. #a437cf

Analogous

  1. #cfa437
  2. #aecf37
  3. #62cf37

Triadic

  1. #aecf37
  2. #37aecf
  3. #cf37ae

Tetradic

  1. #aecf37
  2. #37cf58
  3. #5837cf
  4. #cf37ae

Square

  1. #aecf37
  2. #37cfa4
  3. #5837cf
  4. #cf3762

Monochromatic

  1. #495815
  2. #7d9624
  3. #aecf37
  4. #c7de75
  5. #e0edb2

Shades

#aecf37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aecf37
  2. #9dba32
  3. #8ba62c
  4. #7a9127
  5. #687c21
  6. #57681c
  7. #465316
  8. #343e11
  9. #23290b
  10. #111506
  11. #000000

Tints

#aecf37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aecf37
  2. #b6d44b
  3. #bed95f
  4. #c6dd73
  5. #cee287
  6. #d7e79b
  7. #dfecaf
  8. #e7f1c3
  9. #eff5d7
  10. #f7faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aecf37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aecf37
  2. #a9c73e
  3. #a5bf46
  4. #a0b74d
  5. #9caf54
  6. #97a85c
  7. #92a063
  8. #8e986a
  9. #899071
  10. #858879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c245 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c4b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c740 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aecf37 {
  color: #aecf37;
}
Background
.bg-aecf37 {
  background-color: #aecf37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aecf37 {
  border: 2px solid #aecf37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aecf37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 207 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aecf37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aecf37, #62cf37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aecf37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 207 55 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.42 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.20 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.63 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 11.00 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.04 #5130c8 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

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