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#AED227

#aed227 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed227 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, 82.35% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.43% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 72.63°, with 68.67% saturation and 48.82% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5524

Complementary

  1. #aed227
  2. #4b27d2

Split complementary

  1. #aed227
  2. #2759d2
  3. #a027d2

Analogous

  1. #d2a027
  2. #aed227
  3. #59d227

Triadic

  1. #aed227
  2. #27aed2
  3. #d227ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed227
  2. #27d24b
  3. #4b27d2
  4. #d227ae

Square

  1. #aed227
  2. #27d2a0
  3. #4b27d2
  4. #d22759

Monochromatic

  1. #43510f
  2. #79911b
  3. #aed227
  4. #c7e263
  5. #deeea4

Shades

#aed227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed227
  2. #9dbd23
  3. #8ba81f
  4. #7a931b
  5. #687e17
  6. #576914
  7. #465410
  8. #343f0c
  9. #232a08
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed227
  2. #b6d73d
  3. #bedb52
  4. #c6e068
  5. #cee47d
  6. #d7e993
  7. #dfeda9
  8. #e7f2be
  9. #eff6d4
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed227
  2. #a9ca30
  3. #a5c239
  4. #a0b942
  5. #9cb14b
  6. #97a954
  7. #92a15c
  8. #8e9965
  9. #89906e
  10. #858877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcca9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdca04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caca33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed227 {
  color: #aed227;
}
Background
.bg-aed227 {
  background-color: #aed227;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed227 {
  border: 2px solid #aed227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 210 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed227, #59d227);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 210 39 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.86 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.07 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.07 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.73 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 10.09 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 10.16 #512dd8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed227  rgb(174, 210, 39)  hsl(73, 69%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#4b27d2  rgb(75, 39, 210)  hsl(253, 69%, 49%)  Han Purple
#27aed2  rgb(39, 174, 210)  hsl(193, 69%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#d227ae  rgb(210, 39, 174)  hsl(313, 69%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red