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#AED503

#aed503 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed503 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, 83.53% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.59% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 71.14°, with 97.22% saturation and 42.35% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5659

Complementary

  1. #aed503
  2. #2a03d5

Split complementary

  1. #aed503
  2. #0345d5
  3. #9303d5

Analogous

  1. #d59303
  2. #aed503
  3. #45d503

Triadic

  1. #aed503
  2. #03aed5
  3. #d503ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed503
  2. #03d52a
  3. #2a03d5
  4. #d503ae

Square

  1. #aed503
  2. #03d593
  3. #2a03d5
  4. #d50345

Monochromatic

  1. #333e01
  2. #708a02
  3. #aed503
  4. #d5fc29
  5. #e4fd74

Shades

#aed503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed503
  2. #9dc003
  3. #8baa02
  4. #7a9502
  5. #688002
  6. #576b02
  7. #465501
  8. #344001
  9. #232b01
  10. #111500
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed503
  2. #b6d91c
  3. #bedd35
  4. #c6e24f
  5. #cee668
  6. #d7ea81
  7. #dfee9a
  8. #e7f2b3
  9. #eff7cd
  10. #f7fbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed503
  2. #a9cd10
  3. #a5c41c
  4. #a0bc29
  5. #9cb335
  6. #97ab42
  7. #92a24e
  8. #8e9a5b
  9. #899167
  10. #858974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdcc9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec62b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccc21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ce90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed503 {
  color: #aed503;
}
Background
.bg-aed503 {
  background-color: #aed503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed503 {
  border: 2px solid #aed503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 213 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 97% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed503, #45d503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 213 3 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.04 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.61 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.49 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.21 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.35 #512afc Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed503  rgb(174, 213, 3)  hsl(71, 97%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#2a03d5  rgb(42, 3, 213)  hsl(251, 97%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#03aed5  rgb(3, 174, 213)  hsl(191, 97%, 42%)  Moonstone Blue
#d503ae  rgb(213, 3, 174)  hsl(311, 97%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red