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#AED059

#aed059 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aed059 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 81.57% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.21% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 55.87% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.5483

Complementary

  1. #aed059
  2. #7b59d0

Split complementary

  1. #aed059
  2. #5973d0
  3. #b759d0

Analogous

  1. #d0b759
  2. #aed059
  3. #73d059

Triadic

  1. #aed059
  2. #59aed0
  3. #d059ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed059
  2. #59d07b
  3. #7b59d0
  4. #d059ae

Square

  1. #aed059
  2. #59d0b7
  3. #7b59d0
  4. #d05973

Monochromatic

  1. #597020
  2. #89ac31
  3. #aed059
  4. #cbe195
  5. #e8f2d0

Shades

#aed059 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed059
  2. #9dbb50
  3. #8ba647
  4. #7a923e
  5. #687d35
  6. #57682d
  7. #465324
  8. #343e1b
  9. #232a12
  10. #111509
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed059 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed059
  2. #b6d56a
  3. #bed97a
  4. #c6de8b
  5. #cee39b
  6. #d7e8ac
  7. #dfecbd
  8. #e7f1cd
  9. #eff6de
  10. #f7faee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed059 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed059
  2. #a9c85d
  3. #a5c061
  4. #a0b865
  5. #9cb069
  6. #97a86d
  7. #92a070
  8. #8e9874
  9. #899078
  10. #85887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc44c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c361 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc952 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c85e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3ca9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed059 {
  color: #aed059;
}
Background
.bg-aed059 {
  background-color: #aed059;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed059 {
  border: 2px solid #aed059;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed059;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 208 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 56% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed059 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed059, #73d059);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed059 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 208 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.28 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.16 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.89 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.89 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.33 #512fa6 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

June Bud
#aed059  rgb(174, 208, 89)  hsl(77, 56%, 58%)  June Bud
#7b59d0  rgb(123, 89, 208)  hsl(257, 56%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#59aed0  rgb(89, 174, 208)  hsl(197, 56%, 58%)  Moonstone Blue
#d059ae  rgb(208, 89, 174)  hsl(317, 56%, 58%)  Sky Magenta