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#AED80C

#aed80c ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#aed80c 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, 84.71% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.44% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 72.35°, with 89.47% saturation and 44.71% 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 12.63:1 (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 luminance0.5814

Complementary

  1. #aed80c
  2. #360cd8

Split complementary

  1. #aed80c
  2. #0c48d8
  3. #9c0cd8

Analogous

  1. #d89c0c
  2. #aed80c
  3. #48d80c

Triadic

  1. #aed80c
  2. #0caed8
  3. #d80cae

Tetradic

  1. #aed80c
  2. #0cd836
  3. #360cd8
  4. #d80cae

Square

  1. #aed80c
  2. #0cd89c
  3. #360cd8
  4. #d80c48

Monochromatic

  1. #394704
  2. #749008
  3. #aed80c
  4. #cef43c
  5. #e0f885

Shades

#aed80c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aed80c
  2. #9dc20b
  3. #8bad0a
  4. #7a9708
  5. #688207
  6. #576c06
  7. #465605
  8. #344104
  9. #232b02
  10. #111601
  11. #000000

Tints

#aed80c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aed80c
  2. #b6dc24
  3. #bee03d
  4. #c6e455
  5. #cee86d
  6. #d7ec86
  7. #dfef9e
  8. #e7f3b6
  9. #eff7ce
  10. #f7fbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aed80c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aed80c
  2. #a9cf18
  3. #a5c623
  4. #a0be2f
  5. #9cb53a
  6. #97ac46
  7. #92a352
  8. #8e9a5d
  9. #899269
  10. #858974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfcfa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8ccb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecf25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4d192 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aed80c {
  color: #aed80c;
}
Background
.bg-aed80c {
  background-color: #aed80c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aed80c {
  border: 2px solid #aed80c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aed80c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 216 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aed80c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aed80c, #48d80c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aed80c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 216 12 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.11 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.57 #ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 8.60 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.01 #5127f3 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#aed80c  rgb(174, 216, 12)  hsl(72, 89%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#360cd8  rgb(54, 12, 216)  hsl(252, 89%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0caed8  rgb(12, 174, 216)  hsl(192, 89%, 45%)  Deep Sky Blue
#d80cae  rgb(216, 12, 174)  hsl(312, 89%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red