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#AED51F

#aed51f ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#aed51f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.45% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 72.86°, with 74.59% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5669

Complementary

  1. #aed51f
  2. #461fd5

Split complementary

  1. #aed51f
  2. #1f53d5
  3. #a11fd5

Analogous

  1. #d5a11f
  2. #aed51f
  3. #53d51f

Triadic

  1. #aed51f
  2. #1faed5
  3. #d51fae

Tetradic

  1. #aed51f
  2. #1fd546
  3. #461fd5
  4. #d51fae

Square

  1. #aed51f
  2. #1fd5a1
  3. #461fd5
  4. #d51f53

Monochromatic

  1. #414f0c
  2. #779215
  3. #aed51f
  4. #c9e75a
  5. #dff19c

Shades

#aed51f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed51f
  2. #9dc01c
  3. #8baa19
  4. #7a9516
  5. #688013
  6. #576b10
  7. #46550c
  8. #344009
  9. #232b06
  10. #111503
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed51f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed51f
  2. #b6d935
  3. #bedd4c
  4. #c6e262
  5. #cee679
  6. #d7ea8f
  7. #dfeea5
  8. #e7f2bc
  9. #eff7d2
  10. #f7fbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed51f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed51f
  2. #a9cd29
  3. #a5c432
  4. #a0bc3c
  5. #9cb346
  6. #97ab50
  7. #92a259
  8. #8e9a63
  9. #89916d
  10. #858976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 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 #ddc636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8cab6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cccc2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ce91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed51f {
  color: #aed51f;
}
Background
.bg-aed51f {
  background-color: #aed51f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed51f {
  border: 2px solid #aed51f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed51f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 213 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 75% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed51f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed51f, #53d51f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed51f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 213 31 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.30 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.80 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.33 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.31 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 9.39 #512ae0 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed51f  rgb(174, 213, 31)  hsl(73, 75%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#461fd5  rgb(70, 31, 213)  hsl(253, 75%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#1faed5  rgb(31, 174, 213)  hsl(193, 75%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#d51fae  rgb(213, 31, 174)  hsl(313, 75%, 48%)  Shocking Pink