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#AED006

#aed006 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed006 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 81.57% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.12% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 70.1°, with 94.39% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5412

Complementary

  1. #aed006
  2. #2806d0

Split complementary

  1. #aed006
  2. #0649d0
  3. #8d06d0

Analogous

  1. #d08d06
  2. #aed006
  3. #49d006

Triadic

  1. #aed006
  2. #06aed0
  3. #d006ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed006
  2. #06d028
  3. #2806d0
  4. #d006ae

Square

  1. #aed006
  2. #06d08d
  3. #2806d0
  4. #d00649

Monochromatic

  1. #323b02
  2. #708604
  3. #aed006
  4. #d6f92a
  5. #e4fb74

Shades

#aed006 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed006
  2. #9dbb05
  3. #8ba605
  4. #7a9204
  5. #687d04
  6. #576803
  7. #465302
  8. #343e02
  9. #232a01
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed006 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed006
  2. #b6d51f
  3. #bed938
  4. #c6de51
  5. #cee36a
  6. #d7e883
  7. #dfec9b
  8. #e7f1b4
  9. #eff6cd
  10. #f7fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed006 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed006
  2. #a9c812
  3. #a5c01e
  4. #a0b82b
  5. #9cb037
  6. #97a843
  7. #92a04f
  8. #8e985b
  9. #899068
  10. #858874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc89b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac32b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c4b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac821 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed006 {
  color: #aed006;
}
Background
.bg-aed006 {
  background-color: #aed006;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed006 {
  border: 2px solid #aed006;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed006;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 208 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed006 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed006, #49d006);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed006 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 208 6 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.26 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.92 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.75 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.36 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.65 #512ff9 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed006  rgb(174, 208, 6)  hsl(70, 94%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2806d0  rgb(40, 6, 208)  hsl(250, 94%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#06aed0  rgb(6, 174, 208)  hsl(190, 94%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#d006ae  rgb(208, 6, 174)  hsl(310, 94%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red