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#AED306

#aed306 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed306 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, 82.75% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.16% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 70.83°, with 94.47% saturation and 42.55% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.556

Complementary

  1. #aed306
  2. #2b06d3

Split complementary

  1. #aed306
  2. #0647d3
  3. #9206d3

Analogous

  1. #d39206
  2. #aed306
  3. #47d306

Triadic

  1. #aed306
  2. #06aed3
  3. #d306ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed306
  2. #06d32b
  3. #2b06d3
  4. #d306ae

Square

  1. #aed306
  2. #06d392
  3. #2b06d3
  4. #d30647

Monochromatic

  1. #333e02
  2. #718904
  3. #aed306
  4. #d4f92c
  5. #e3fb77

Shades

#aed306 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed306
  2. #9dbe05
  3. #8ba905
  4. #7a9404
  5. #687f04
  6. #576a03
  7. #465402
  8. #343f02
  9. #232a01
  10. #111501
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed306 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed306
  2. #b6d71f
  3. #bedc38
  4. #c6e051
  5. #cee56a
  6. #d7e983
  7. #dfed9b
  8. #e7f2b4
  9. #eff6cd
  10. #f7fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed306 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed306
  2. #a9cb12
  3. #a5c21e
  4. #a0ba2b
  5. #9cb237
  6. #97aa43
  7. #92a14f
  8. #8e995b
  9. #899168
  10. #858874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccb9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcb21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4cc8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed306 {
  color: #aed306;
}
Background
.bg-aed306 {
  background-color: #aed306;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed306 {
  border: 2px solid #aed306;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed306;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 211 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 94% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed306 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed306, #47d306);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed306 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 211 6 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.75 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.05 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.11 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.14 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.67 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.86 #512cf9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed306  rgb(174, 211, 6)  hsl(71, 94%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#2b06d3  rgb(43, 6, 211)  hsl(251, 94%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#06aed3  rgb(6, 174, 211)  hsl(191, 94%, 43%)  Moonstone Blue
#d306ae  rgb(211, 6, 174)  hsl(311, 94%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red