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#AED428

#aed428 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed428 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, 83.14% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.13% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 73.26°, with 68.25% saturation and 49.41% 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5624

Complementary

  1. #aed428
  2. #4e28d4

Split complementary

  1. #aed428
  2. #2858d4
  3. #a428d4

Analogous

  1. #d4a428
  2. #aed428
  3. #58d428

Triadic

  1. #aed428
  2. #28aed4
  3. #d428ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed428
  2. #28d44e
  3. #4e28d4
  4. #d428ae

Square

  1. #aed428
  2. #28d4a4
  3. #4e28d4
  4. #d42858

Monochromatic

  1. #445310
  2. #79941c
  3. #aed428
  4. #c7e266
  5. #deeea7

Shades

#aed428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed428
  2. #9dbf24
  3. #8baa20
  4. #7a941c
  5. #687f18
  6. #576a14
  7. #465510
  8. #34400c
  9. #232a08
  10. #111504
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed428
  2. #b6d83e
  3. #bedd53
  4. #c6e169
  5. #cee57e
  6. #d7ea94
  7. #dfeea9
  8. #e7f2bf
  9. #eff6d4
  10. #f7fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed428
  2. #a9cc31
  3. #a5c33a
  4. #a0bb42
  5. #9cb24b
  6. #97aa54
  7. #92a25d
  8. #8e9966
  9. #89916e
  10. #858877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdcc9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc63b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcc06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbcc34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4cd92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed428 {
  color: #aed428;
}
Background
.bg-aed428 {
  background-color: #aed428;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed428 {
  border: 2px solid #aed428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 212 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 68% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed428, #58d428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 212 40 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.93 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.99 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.06 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.09 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.58 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.74 #512bd7 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed428  rgb(174, 212, 40)  hsl(73, 68%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#4e28d4  rgb(78, 40, 212)  hsl(253, 68%, 49%)  Han Purple
#28aed4  rgb(40, 174, 212)  hsl(193, 68%, 49%)  Moonstone Blue
#d428ae  rgb(212, 40, 174)  hsl(313, 68%, 49%)  Shocking Pink