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#AED106

#aed106 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed106 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, 81.96% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.13% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 70.34°, with 94.42% saturation and 42.16% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5461

Complementary

  1. #aed106
  2. #2906d1

Split complementary

  1. #aed106
  2. #0649d1
  3. #8e06d1

Analogous

  1. #d18e06
  2. #aed106
  3. #49d106

Triadic

  1. #aed106
  2. #06aed1
  3. #d106ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed106
  2. #06d129
  3. #2906d1
  4. #d106ae

Square

  1. #aed106
  2. #06d18e
  3. #2906d1
  4. #d10649

Monochromatic

  1. #323c02
  2. #708704
  3. #aed106
  4. #d5f92b
  5. #e4fb75

Shades

#aed106 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed106
  2. #9dbc05
  3. #8ba705
  4. #7a9204
  5. #687d04
  6. #576903
  7. #465402
  8. #343f02
  9. #232a01
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed106 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed106
  2. #b6d61f
  3. #beda38
  4. #c6df51
  5. #cee36a
  6. #d7e883
  7. #dfed9b
  8. #e7f1b4
  9. #eff6cd
  10. #f7fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed106 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed106
  2. #a9c912
  3. #a5c11e
  4. #a0b92b
  5. #9cb137
  6. #97a943
  7. #92a04f
  8. #8e985b
  9. #899068
  10. #858874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc99b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac32b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac921 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ca8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed106 {
  color: #aed106;
}
Background
.bg-aed106 {
  background-color: #aed106;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed106 {
  border: 2px solid #aed106;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed106;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 209 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed106 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed106, #49d106);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed106 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 209 6 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.18 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.84 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.77 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.54 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.13 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.38 #512ef9 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed106  rgb(174, 209, 6)  hsl(70, 94%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2906d1  rgb(41, 6, 209)  hsl(250, 94%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#06aed1  rgb(6, 174, 209)  hsl(190, 94%, 42%)  Moonstone Blue
#d106ae  rgb(209, 6, 174)  hsl(310, 94%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red