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#AED738

#aed738 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#aed738 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, 84.31% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.95% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 75.47°, with 66.53% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5789

Complementary

  1. #aed738
  2. #6138d7

Split complementary

  1. #aed738
  2. #385fd7
  3. #b138d7

Analogous

  1. #d7b138
  2. #aed738
  3. #5fd738

Triadic

  1. #aed738
  2. #38aed7
  3. #d738ae

Tetradic

  1. #aed738
  2. #38d761
  3. #6138d7
  4. #d738ae

Square

  1. #aed738
  2. #38d7b1
  3. #6138d7
  4. #d7385f

Monochromatic

  1. #4e6214
  2. #81a221
  3. #aed738
  4. #c8e478
  5. #e2f1b7

Shades

#aed738 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed738
  2. #9dc232
  3. #8bac2d
  4. #7a9727
  5. #688122
  6. #576c1c
  7. #465616
  8. #344111
  9. #232b0b
  10. #111606
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed738 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed738
  2. #b6db4c
  3. #bedf60
  4. #c6e374
  5. #cee788
  6. #d7eb9c
  7. #dfefaf
  8. #e7f3c3
  9. #eff7d7
  10. #f7fbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed738 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed738
  2. #a9ce3f
  3. #a5c646
  4. #a0bd4e
  5. #9cb455
  6. #97ac5c
  7. #92a363
  8. #8e9a6a
  9. #899172
  10. #858979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #becea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c915 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec847 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7ccb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cf27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdce41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3d196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed738 {
  color: #aed738;
}
Background
.bg-aed738 {
  background-color: #aed738;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed738 {
  border: 2px solid #aed738;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed738;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 215 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 67% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed738 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed738, #5fd738);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed738 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 215 56 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.76 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.41 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.68 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.96 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 9.22 #5128c7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

June Bud
#aed738  rgb(174, 215, 56)  hsl(75, 67%, 53%)  June Bud
#6138d7  rgb(97, 56, 215)  hsl(255, 67%, 53%)  Han Purple
#38aed7  rgb(56, 174, 215)  hsl(195, 67%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#d738ae  rgb(215, 56, 174)  hsl(315, 67%, 53%)  Shocking Pink