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#AED311

#aed311 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed311 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.94% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 71.44°, with 85.09% saturation and 44.71% 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 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5563

Complementary

  1. #aed311
  2. #3611d3

Split complementary

  1. #aed311
  2. #114dd3
  3. #9711d3

Analogous

  1. #d39711
  2. #aed311
  3. #4dd311

Triadic

  1. #aed311
  2. #11aed3
  3. #d311ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed311
  2. #11d336
  3. #3611d3
  4. #d311ae

Square

  1. #aed311
  2. #11d397
  3. #3611d3
  4. #d3114d

Monochromatic

  1. #394506
  2. #748c0b
  3. #aed311
  4. #cef041
  5. #e0f588

Shades

#aed311 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed311
  2. #9dbe0f
  3. #8ba90e
  4. #7a940c
  5. #687f0a
  6. #576a09
  7. #465407
  8. #343f05
  9. #232a03
  10. #111502
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed311 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed311
  2. #b6d729
  3. #bedc41
  4. #c6e058
  5. #cee570
  6. #d7e988
  7. #dfeda0
  8. #e7f2b8
  9. #eff6cf
  10. #f7fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed311 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed311
  2. #a9cb1c
  3. #a5c227
  4. #a0ba32
  5. #9cb23d
  6. #97aa49
  7. #92a154
  8. #8e995f
  9. #89916a
  10. #858875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccb9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c7b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcb26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4cc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed311 {
  color: #aed311;
}
Background
.bg-aed311 {
  background-color: #aed311;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed311 {
  border: 2px solid #aed311;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed311;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 211 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 85% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed311 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed311, #4dd311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed311 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 211 17 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.55 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.95 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.05 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.71 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.84 #512cee Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed311  rgb(174, 211, 17)  hsl(71, 85%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#3611d3  rgb(54, 17, 211)  hsl(251, 85%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#11aed3  rgb(17, 174, 211)  hsl(191, 85%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#d311ae  rgb(211, 17, 174)  hsl(311, 85%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red