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#AED321

#aed321 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed321 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, 82.75% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.36% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 72.47°, with 72.95% saturation and 47.84% 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.557

Complementary

  1. #aed321
  2. #4621d3

Split complementary

  1. #aed321
  2. #2155d3
  3. #9f21d3

Analogous

  1. #d39f21
  2. #aed321
  3. #55d321

Triadic

  1. #aed321
  2. #21aed3
  3. #d321ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed321
  2. #21d346
  3. #4621d3
  4. #d321ae

Square

  1. #aed321
  2. #21d39f
  3. #4621d3
  4. #d32155

Monochromatic

  1. #414f0c
  2. #779117
  3. #aed321
  4. #c9e55b
  5. #dff09d

Shades

#aed321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed321
  2. #9dbe1e
  3. #8ba91a
  4. #7a9417
  5. #687f14
  6. #576a11
  7. #46540d
  8. #343f0a
  9. #232a07
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed321
  2. #b6d737
  3. #bedc4d
  4. #c6e064
  5. #cee57a
  6. #d7e990
  7. #dfeda6
  8. #e7f2bc
  9. #eff6d3
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed321
  2. #a9cb2b
  3. #a5c234
  4. #a0ba3e
  5. #9cb247
  6. #97aa51
  7. #92a15a
  8. #8e9964
  9. #89916d
  10. #858877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bccb9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cecb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcb2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4cc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed321 {
  color: #aed321;
}
Background
.bg-aed321 {
  background-color: #aed321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed321 {
  border: 2px solid #aed321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 211 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed321, #55d321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 211 33 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.91 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.94 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.82 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.85 #512cde Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed321  rgb(174, 211, 33)  hsl(72, 73%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#4621d3  rgb(70, 33, 211)  hsl(252, 73%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#21aed3  rgb(33, 174, 211)  hsl(192, 73%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d321ae  rgb(211, 33, 174)  hsl(312, 73%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red