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#AED512

#aed512 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed512 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.55% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 84.42% saturation and 45.29% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.5663

Complementary

  1. #aed512
  2. #3912d5

Split complementary

  1. #aed512
  2. #124cd5
  3. #9a12d5

Analogous

  1. #d59a12
  2. #aed512
  3. #4cd512

Triadic

  1. #aed512
  2. #12aed5
  3. #d512ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed512
  2. #12d539
  3. #3912d5
  4. #d512ae

Square

  1. #aed512
  2. #12d59a
  3. #3912d5
  4. #d5124c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b4806
  2. #748e0c
  3. #aed512
  4. #cdef44
  5. #e0f58b

Shades

#aed512 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed512
  2. #9dc010
  3. #8baa0e
  4. #7a950d
  5. #68800b
  6. #576b09
  7. #465507
  8. #344005
  9. #232b04
  10. #111502
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed512 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed512
  2. #b6d92a
  3. #bedd41
  4. #c6e259
  5. #cee671
  6. #d7ea89
  7. #dfeea0
  8. #e7f2b8
  9. #eff7d0
  10. #f7fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed512 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed512
  2. #a9cd1d
  3. #a5c428
  4. #a0bc33
  5. #9cb33e
  6. #97ab49
  7. #92a254
  8. #8e9a5f
  9. #89916a
  10. #858975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdcc9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec630 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccc27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ce90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed512 {
  color: #aed512;
}
Background
.bg-aed512 {
  background-color: #aed512;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed512 {
  border: 2px solid #aed512;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed512;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 213 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 84% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed512 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed512, #4cd512);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed512 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 213 18 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.73 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.68 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.54 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.41 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.28 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.32 #512aed Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed512  rgb(174, 213, 18)  hsl(72, 84%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#3912d5  rgb(57, 18, 213)  hsl(252, 84%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#12aed5  rgb(18, 174, 213)  hsl(192, 84%, 45%)  Moonstone Blue
#d512ae  rgb(213, 18, 174)  hsl(312, 84%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red