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#AED51B

#aed51b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed51b 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, 83.53% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.32% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 72.58°, with 77.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5667

Complementary

  1. #aed51b
  2. #421bd5

Split complementary

  1. #aed51b
  2. #1b51d5
  3. #9f1bd5

Analogous

  1. #d59f1b
  2. #aed51b
  3. #51d51b

Triadic

  1. #aed51b
  2. #1baed5
  3. #d51bae

Tetradic

  1. #aed51b
  2. #1bd542
  3. #421bd5
  4. #d51bae

Square

  1. #aed51b
  2. #1bd59f
  3. #421bd5
  4. #d51b51

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4d0a
  2. #779112
  3. #aed51b
  4. #cae953
  5. #dff297

Shades

#aed51b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed51b
  2. #9dc018
  3. #8baa16
  4. #7a9513
  5. #688010
  6. #576b0e
  7. #46550b
  8. #344008
  9. #232b05
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed51b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed51b
  2. #b6d932
  3. #bedd49
  4. #c6e25f
  5. #cee676
  6. #d7ea8d
  7. #dfeea4
  8. #e7f2bb
  9. #eff7d1
  10. #f7fbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed51b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed51b
  2. #a9cd25
  3. #a5c42f
  4. #a0bc39
  5. #9cb343
  6. #97ab4e
  7. #92a258
  8. #8e9a62
  9. #89916c
  10. #858976
  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 #bdcc9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc634 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8cab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccc2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ce91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed51b {
  color: #aed51b;
}
Background
.bg-aed51b {
  background-color: #aed51b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed51b {
  border: 2px solid #aed51b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed51b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 213 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed51b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed51b, #51d51b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed51b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 213 27 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.32 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.75 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.30 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.35 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.31 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.35 #512ae4 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed51b  rgb(174, 213, 27)  hsl(73, 78%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#421bd5  rgb(66, 27, 213)  hsl(253, 78%, 47%)  Blue
#1baed5  rgb(27, 174, 213)  hsl(193, 78%, 47%)  Moonstone Blue
#d51bae  rgb(213, 27, 174)  hsl(313, 78%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red