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#AED12E

#aed12e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed12e 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, 81.96% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.99% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 72.88°, with 63.92% saturation and 50% 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 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.548

Complementary

  1. #aed12e
  2. #512ed1

Split complementary

  1. #aed12e
  2. #2e5dd1
  3. #a22ed1

Analogous

  1. #d1a22e
  2. #aed12e
  3. #5dd12e

Triadic

  1. #aed12e
  2. #2eaed1
  3. #d12eae

Tetradic

  1. #aed12e
  2. #2ed151
  3. #512ed1
  4. #d12eae

Square

  1. #aed12e
  2. #2ed1a2
  3. #512ed1
  4. #d12e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #465412
  2. #7a9220
  3. #aed12e
  4. #c6df6d
  5. #dfedab

Shades

#aed12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed12e
  2. #9dbc29
  3. #8ba725
  4. #7a9220
  5. #687d1c
  6. #576917
  7. #465412
  8. #343f0e
  9. #232a09
  10. #111505
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed12e
  2. #b6d643
  3. #beda58
  4. #c6df6d
  5. #cee382
  6. #d7e897
  7. #dfedab
  8. #e7f1c0
  9. #eff6d5
  10. #f7faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed12e
  2. #a9c936
  3. #a5c13e
  4. #a0b947
  5. #9cb14f
  6. #97a957
  7. #92a05f
  8. #8e9867
  9. #899070
  10. #858878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc99e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac33e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cac939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed12e {
  color: #aed12e;
}
Background
.bg-aed12e {
  background-color: #aed12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed12e {
  border: 2px solid #aed12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 209 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed12e, #5dd12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 209 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.61 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.30 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.52 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.38 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.52 #512ed1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed12e  rgb(174, 209, 46)  hsl(73, 64%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#512ed1  rgb(81, 46, 209)  hsl(253, 64%, 50%)  Han Purple
#2eaed1  rgb(46, 174, 209)  hsl(193, 64%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#d12eae  rgb(209, 46, 174)  hsl(313, 64%, 50%)  Shocking Pink