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#AEDC79

#aedc79 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#aedc79 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 86.27% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 87.88°, with 58.58% saturation and 66.86% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.6157

Complementary

  1. #aedc79
  2. #a779dc

Split complementary

  1. #aedc79
  2. #797cdc
  3. #d879dc

Analogous

  1. #dcd879
  2. #aedc79
  3. #7cdc79

Triadic

  1. #aedc79
  2. #79aedc
  3. #dc79ae

Tetradic

  1. #aedc79
  2. #79dca7
  3. #a779dc
  4. #dc79ae

Square

  1. #aedc79
  2. #79dcd8
  3. #a779dc
  4. #dc797c

Monochromatic

  1. #629527
  2. #89cc3c
  3. #aedc79
  4. #d3ecb6
  5. #f5fbef

Shades

#aedc79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aedc79
  2. #9dc66d
  3. #8bb061
  4. #7a9a55
  5. #688449
  6. #576e3d
  7. #465830
  8. #344224
  9. #232c18
  10. #11160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aedc79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aedc79
  2. #b6e086
  3. #bee394
  4. #c6e7a1
  5. #ceeaaf
  6. #d7eebc
  7. #dff1c9
  8. #e7f5d7
  9. #eff8e4
  10. #f7fcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aedc79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aedc79
  2. #a9d37a
  3. #a5ca7a
  4. #a0c07b
  5. #9cb77c
  6. #97ae7d
  7. #92a57d
  8. #8e9c7e
  9. #89927f
  10. #85897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d071 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #decd7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1d4c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1d574 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccd37c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0d7ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aedc79 {
  color: #aedc79;
}
Background
.bg-aedc79 {
  background-color: #aedc79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aedc79 {
  border: 2px solid #aedc79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aedc79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 220 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aedc79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aedc79, #7cdc79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aedc79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 220 121 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.41 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.47 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.17 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.87 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.89 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.92 #512386 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Inchworm
#aedc79  rgb(174, 220, 121)  hsl(88, 59%, 67%)  Inchworm
#a779dc  rgb(167, 121, 220)  hsl(268, 59%, 67%)  Floral Lavender
#79aedc  rgb(121, 174, 220)  hsl(208, 59%, 67%)  Iceberg
#dc79ae  rgb(220, 121, 174)  hsl(328, 59%, 67%)  Thulian Pink