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#AED01B

#aed01b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed01b 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, 81.57% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.02% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 71.27°, with 77.02% saturation and 46.08% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5419

Complementary

  1. #aed01b
  2. #3d1bd0

Split complementary

  1. #aed01b
  2. #1b54d0
  3. #981bd0

Analogous

  1. #d0981b
  2. #aed01b
  3. #54d01b

Triadic

  1. #aed01b
  2. #1baed0
  3. #d01bae

Tetradic

  1. #aed01b
  2. #1bd03d
  3. #3d1bd0
  4. #d01bae

Square

  1. #aed01b
  2. #1bd098
  3. #3d1bd0
  4. #d01b54

Monochromatic

  1. #3d4909
  2. #758c12
  3. #aed01b
  4. #cbe84f
  5. #dff193

Shades

#aed01b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed01b
  2. #9dbb18
  3. #8ba616
  4. #7a9213
  5. #687d10
  6. #57680e
  7. #46530b
  8. #343e08
  9. #232a05
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed01b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed01b
  2. #b6d532
  3. #bed949
  4. #c6de5f
  5. #cee376
  6. #d7e88d
  7. #dfeca4
  8. #e7f1bb
  9. #eff6d1
  10. #f7fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed01b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed01b
  2. #a9c825
  3. #a5c02f
  4. #a0b839
  5. #9cb043
  6. #97a84e
  7. #92a058
  8. #8e9862
  9. #89906c
  10. #858876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc89b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c333 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9c82b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4c98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed01b {
  color: #aed01b;
}
Background
.bg-aed01b {
  background-color: #aed01b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed01b {
  border: 2px solid #aed01b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed01b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 208 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed01b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed01b, #54d01b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed01b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 208 27 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.72 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.46 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.34 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.47 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.61 #512fe4 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed01b  rgb(174, 208, 27)  hsl(71, 77%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#3d1bd0  rgb(61, 27, 208)  hsl(251, 77%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#1baed0  rgb(27, 174, 208)  hsl(191, 77%, 46%)  Moonstone Blue
#d01bae  rgb(208, 27, 174)  hsl(311, 77%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red